NHS LOTHIAN PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES Band 5 physiotherapist (rotational) 36hrs/week 1x permanent and 1x temporary (40 weeks) Royal Infirmary and Western General Hospitals, Edinburgh
We are looking for motivated and proactive Physiotherapists to join our acute adult therapy service.
Rotational Posts include:
* General Critical Care
* Cardiothoracic Surgery
* Acute Medicine
* Trauma and Elective Orthopaedics
* Respiratory
* Out‑patients
* Neurosurgery
* Stroke
* Medicine of the Elderly
* Major Trauma
You will need:
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide concise professional advice and to work in liaison with multi‑professional teams.
* Strong assessment and decision‑making skills to deliver physiotherapy treatment planning, goal setting and discharge planning in a range of specialities.
* A confident and assertive outlook to facilitate ongoing service development within a proactive and energetic department.
You will:
* Undergo training and receive support to enable your participation in overnight on call and weekend working.
* Participate in a 5/7 day working pattern which includes Saturday and Sunday working every 8 weeks.
These posts offer a varied and interesting case mix. The department offers individual professional development through regular CPD opportunities and individualised appraisal with the NHS‑wide Turas system.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward‑thinking, innovative and inclusive service and participate in service review and development. Our organisation operates on the values of care and compassion, dignity, respect, quality, teamwork, openness and honesty.
Site visits are offered at dedicated times. Please be in contact with the recruitment lead for times and days.
Visa Sponsorship for this role would currently be under SOC. Please consider your eligibility under the criteria, including minimum salary thresholds found here: https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job prior to completing your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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