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Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.
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Position:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speciality Physiotherapist - Rotational, based at University Hospital Ayr and Biggart Hospital. This post is offered on a permanent basis.
Please note that we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once enough applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
Hours:
36 hours per week; there is an on-call commitment associated with this role.
Part-time and job share hours will be considered for this post.
From 1 April 2026, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change staff in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37 to 36 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
UK Driving Licence:
A UK driving licence is essential for this role.
What you will do:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the South Ayrshire Physiotherapy Service as a rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist on a permanent basis. The newly developed post initially comprises 5 rotations within 3 Teams. These are namely Unscheduled Care, acute frailty, Elective Orthopaedic Inpatients, Vascular Outreach Rehabilitation, Older Adults inpatient and community rehabilitation. Further rotations may be added at a later date.
The rotations are all based in South Ayrshire at either University Hospital Ayr or Biggart Hospital in Prestwick.
This post will be ideal for Band 5 candidates looking to develop within their career to gain experience of a more senior clinical role without committing to a permanent specialism.
You will be responsible for delivering highly skilled physiotherapy to patients in the respective clinical areas. You will act as a senior clinical decision maker, leading complex care and discharge planning and delivering rehabilitation to ensure patients are optimally rehabilitated and discharged effectively and efficiently. Community and lone working will form a facet of some rotations. You will make onward referral to other services as required. You will also support the development of less experienced, unregistered staff and students within the team.
In turn, you will be supported to develop into the role and responsibilities of a Band 6 clinician and of the relevant specialist skills of each rotation.
Successful candidates will be passionate about empowering patients to achieve their goals and to remain as independent and active as possible. Participation in service improvement is expected and encouraged.
The team has an excellent reputation for our quality of service and commitment to professional development, post graduate training.
We offer an active in-service and appraisal programme and peer support by therapists with widespread clinical skills.
You should have excellent communication skills and be able to work within a team. You must have HCPC registration and member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is highly desirable.
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description.
Knowledge, training and/or experience required for this post:
- Current HCPC registration
- Variety of experience across physiotherapy rotations or roles relevant to the senior rotational physiotherapist role
- An interest in community rehabilitation, falls and frailty
- Undertaken training and clinical improvement relevant to the role
- Experience of supporting other members of a team
For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification.
If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Ruth Warren at ruth.warren@aapct.scoth.nhs.uk, or alternatively on 01292 665695 / 07970441346.
Right to Work / Certificates of Sponsorship
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 within the attached Candidate Information Pack.
It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro-rated for part-time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.
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We are unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 posts or bank contracts.
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