Post - Physiotherapy Clinical Support Worker Medicine of the Elderly and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
Location – East Lothian Community Hospital
Grade – Band 3
Contract – Permanent
Hours of work – 37hrs
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.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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 done 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 have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic person to join our physiotherapy team and be part of our in-patient Medicine of the Elderly and orthopaedic in-patient rehabilitation service.
As a physiotherapy clinical support worker you will be a key member of the team and work closely with the registered physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitation to patients with complex needs following injury or illness.
Key attributes for this post include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of the role of a physiotherapist in rehabilitation and experience of working in a team.
For further information regarding this post please do not hesitate to contact Katie McBrierty Team Lead Physiotherapist (Kathryn.McBrierty@nhs.scot) on 01620 642920.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. Please note that the pay scale in this advert will not be changing as a result.
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