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NHS GRAMPIAN
Physiotherapist in Frailty/Medical and Unscheduled care,
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Band 6 Permanent post
Hours: 37hours per week
We are seeking to appoint 2 passionate, person centered and highly motivated clinicians to be part of the Physiotherapy service in the frailty and Medicine and Unscheduled Care Portfolio.
The successful applicants will be joining a well-established, successful and friendly team. We are looking for individuals who is highly motivated and flexible in their approach, and are able to demonstrate clinical competence in the assessment and management of patients presenting on the medical/frailty pathways.
The successful candidate will be motivated, hardworking and willing to work in a fast paced and varied environment. They will work with a diverse range of patients with various and at times multiple complex co-morbidities and will work across a variety of wards. They will help facilitate early discharges, working as a core member of the MDT, applying the home first principles.
This post holder will be part of a newly developing service which will be providing service to this patient group over 7 days a week.
They will be a core part of our new weekend service at commencement of this post as NHS Grampian’s Physiotherapy team is proactively working towards services over 7 days.
We reserve the right to close this post early if we have sufficient suitable candidates
We will be looking to hold interviews on Tuesday 18th November 2025
If you would like any further information please call Alex MacKenzie Lead Physiotherapist on 01224 554678 / email alexandra.mackenzie3@nhs.scot or Sarah Hughson Clinical Lead Physiotherapist on 01224 555794 / sarah.hughson@nhs.scot
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
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