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Band 3 Physiotherapy Clinical Support Worker

Acute Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team

37 hours

Permanent

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Physiotherapy Team in the RIE.

This post will work alongside Physiotherapists and other Physiotherapy Support Workers within the Orthopaedic team.

As a physiotherapy assistant you will be allocated a delegated patient caseload by the qualified physiotherapist and be involved in assisted treatments. This will include progressing patients, reassessing and discharging within scope of practice and under the supervision of the ward physiotherapist. Full engagement with the multidisciplinary team on your ward is another key part of this position.

You will also support the physiotherapy team through a range of non-clinical duties, from equipment ordering, referring patients to primary care teams, to assisting with statistical information collation for patient activity audit purposes.

Candidates should display evidence of experience of teaching prescribed exercise programmes, gait re-education, general rehabilitation skills and administrative tasks.

The individual must display excellent communication and organisational skills, with an ability to work alone or with others.

Experience of working on wards in an acute hospital setting would be ideal.

Previous experience as a physiotherapy assistant or within the physiotherapy profession would be beneficial.

The individual must display evidence of highly competent computer based tasks and administrative duties.

There will be a requirement to participate in our Weekend Rota which is around a 1:9 frequency.

Physiotherapy Services support staff development through appraisal processes, supervision and CPD opportunities.

For further information or to arrange a site visit please contact one of the Clinical Team Leads below:

0131 242 3481

Visa Sponsorship for this role would currently be under SOC [e.g. Physiotherapy 2221) Please consider your eligibility under the criteria, including minimum salary thresholds found here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK prior to completing your application. See Appendix 1.

Kim Anderson: Kimberley.Anderson@nhs.scot

Natalie Weston: Natalie.Weston@nhs.scot

Or David Stewart: David.Stewart@nhs.scot

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.

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: 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.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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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.