196146 (PP) Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

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.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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.

Advanced Practitioner Hand Therapist (Band 7)

 MSK Out-patient Service, RIE

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Upper Limb MSK Out-patient Service. The successful applicant will work across site at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Western General Hospital.  This service manages trauma, and elective, surgical and non-surgical upper limb patients and works closely with the Orthopaedic Service at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. You will help clinically lead and develop the Physiotherapy Out-patient upper limb rehabilitation service in conjunction with the Team Lead Physiotherapists. 

This post is open to Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists who have extensive experience and relevant post graduate education in hand and upper limb rehabilitation, this should include splinting and wound management. You will display abilities to participate in in-service development supporting proactive team approach to the delivery of hand and upper limb rehabilitation. This will include providing training to the MDT and pan Lothian QI projects aiming to improve orthopaedic pathway.  

This exciting post will allow the successful candidate to gain extensive and in-depth experience as a band 7 Advanced Practitioner and add to expertise in the area of hand therapy, orthopaedic out-patient rehabilitation. 

The Physiotherapy Service supports staff development through appraisal processes, supervision and CPD opportunities. 

To arrange an informal visit or discuss the post in more detail please contact: 

Yvonne Brooks/Shirley Hicks  

(Team Leads MSK out-patient department). 

 Julie Jones 

(B7 hand therapist) 

Tel:  

Email:  

Yvonne.brooks@scot.nhs 

Shirley.hicks@scot.nhs 

Julie.jones@scot.nhs 

**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**   

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. 

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.