NHS LOTHIAN
Therapy Services
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Job Title:
Band 7 Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner Orthopaedic Team
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Physiotherapist to join our Orthopaedics team. This role involves working across the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, providing specialised care to both Trauma and Elective Orthopaedic patients.
This post will sit alongside an Orthopaedic Team Lead and play a lead role in clinical practice, education, and research.
You will gain extensive experience as an APP and enhance your expertise in in-patient orthopaedic rehabilitation.
You will work in a high-quality, safe, and supportive setting that encourages professional development and collaboration.
You will play a key role in improving patient outcomes and contributing to the advancement of physiotherapy services.
Extended Services:
You will participate in our weekend working rota on a 1:8 frequency. Additionally, contribute weekly to our Enhanced Recovery extended hours service and Day Surgery Service until 6pm.
Contact Information:
For further information please contact:
Ian Cornwall / Jo Pentland Site Lead Physiotherapists 0131 242 1974
Additional Information:
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.
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.
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.
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