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.

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.

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

Band 6 MSK Out Patient Physiotherapists
0.65 WTE post available at RIE, Edinburgh
Closing date: 22nd November 2024

We are looking for a dynamic forward thinking Physiotherapist to join our MSK Upper limb service. The successful post holder will be based in the Physiotherapy Out Patient department at the RIE.

Experience in managing Consultant referrals is essential as are strong assessment and clinical reasoning skills. The successful candidate will be skilled in treating a wide range of upper limb conditions following trauma and elective surgery from both Orthopaedics and Plastics as well as conservatively managed conditions.

Strong communication skills are required and the candidate will assist with acute fracture clinic treatments. They should therefore be comfortable with a wide variety of splinting practice and be able to work efficiently in a fast paced setting.

There will be a commitment to weekend working in the Trauma and Elective wards at RIE as part of the 5 over 7 day working pattern.
Therapy Services support staff development through appraisal process, supervision and CPD opportunities.

For further information please contact:
RIE -Yvonne Brooks/Shirley Hicks or Julie Jones
Tel: 0131 242 1952

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.

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.