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Physiotherapy - Children and Young People – NHS Lothian
1.0 WTE Band 6 – MSK OP and IP
We are looking for a creative, innovative physiotherapist to join our acute team to work across MSK inpatient and Outpatient Services as a Band 6 physiotherapist. 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 following trauma, orthopaedic surgery or soft tissue injuries. Previous experience working with children and young people would be an advantage due to the age range of the population we see. 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 in NHS Lothian. The post holder will hold their own caseload including a mixture of orthopaedics inpatients (trauma and elective) and musculoskeletal outpatients. The post holder may be required to work with children, young people and their families in a variety of settings to support the rehabilitation journey.
This post would suit someone who is interested in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation as a clinical area and is committed to life-long learning to develop themselves and others to ensure ongoing service improvement to meet the needs of the children, young people and their families who require assistance from physiotherapy. 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 this role 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!
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.
Informal Enquiries:
Pamela Holland Pamela.holland@nhs.scot
Harriet Bascombe harriet.bascome2@nhs.scot
Emily Taylor Emily.taylor@nhs.scot
**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.
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.