(AJM) - Specialist Physiotherapist

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Physiotherapy - Children and Young People – NHS Lothian

3 x 1.0WTE Band 6 - Rotational Post – Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

We are looking for creative, innovative physiotherapists to join our team as rotational Band 6 physiotherapists. We would welcome applications from those with relevant experience across a range of specialties and a keen interest to work with children, young people and their families with a focus on rehabilitation and enablement. Previous experience working with children and young people would be an advantage due to the age range of the population we see but not essential. This is an opportunity to work alongside an experienced team of physiotherapists, clinical support workers, the wider multi-disciplinary team as well as partner organisations contributing to the delivery of rehabilitation in partnership with families, children and young people.

You will join a forward-thinking physiotherapy team based within the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh. This post rotates through a range of specialty areas including MSK – inpatients and outpatients, community rehabilitation, respiratory including critical care and community, neurology, oncology, neuro-disability, burns and plastics and major trauma. The post holder will carry a caseload independently and may be required to work with children, young people and their families in a variety of settings including their own homes, nurseries and early years centres, specialist and mainstream schools as well as outpatient and inpatient settings depending on need and specialty area.

This post would suit someone who is interested in pursuing a career working with children and young people, committed to life-long learning to develop themselves and others and contribute to ongoing service development. As a service, we are committed to ensuring staff have the resources available to them to support continuing professional development across the 4 pillars of practice.

There is a requirement for on call within these roles and support and training is provided.

We would encourage anyone who is interested to get in touch and come for a visit as you may find this is the post you have been looking for!

Informal Enquiries:

• Kath Sharp [email protected] 07970 847495
• Emma Gallagher [email protected]
• Zoe Johnstone [email protected]

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If

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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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 .

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.

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.