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ROTATIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Hours: 37 hours per week
The Acute Physiotherapy team at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary are looking to recruit to the above fulltime permanent post. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge and experience of acute hospital working.
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is the main emergency and admitting hospital in Grampian and as such the successful candidates will get experience and exposure to a wide range of specialties and conditions. NHS Grampian has the first Major Trauma Centre operational in Scotland and we are the first recognised ECMO centre in Scotland.
Interested in a dynamic and exciting range of learning opportunities?
Our inpatient acute rotations are offered in areas such as HDU, ITU, Acute Stroke, Neurosurgery, Medical specialities, Trauma, Frailty and several other regional specialist units. Rotating on an annual basis this is a fantastic opportunity to consolidate and expand skills and knowledge.
The successful candidate will be motivated, hardworking and willing to work in a fast paced and varied environment. Providing specialist physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning, working as part of an MDT is vital.
The acute physiotherapy team offer good CPD opportunities and support staff through supervision and appraisal. Many of our staff have additional roles within our department.
This post will contribute to our weekend and/or on call services. A full induction will be given if required. In addition this post may be required to work 5/7 in some rotations as part of changes to the Acute services as NHS Grampian physiotherapy team is proactively working towards services over 7 days.
If you would like any more information please contact
Alex MacKenzie, Lead Physiotherapist, alexandra.mackenzie3@nhs.scot on tel 01224 5555678 or
Sarah Hughson, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist on 01224 554678 or sarah.hughson@nhs.scot
Interviews are planned to be on Tuesday 24 February 2026. If you are unable to attend an interview in person then we will happily arrange a virtual interview.
Please note the application period may be closed early if there are sufficient suitable candidates.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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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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