260728 (PP) Physiotherapist

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Astley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland in Edinburgh invites applications for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Enhanced Rehabilitation Service. You will deliver high-quality assessment and home-based rehabilitation for adults with complex needs following acute illness, injury or decline, supporting the Edinburgh Home First approach.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, coordinating with OTs, nurses and support workers, to enable safe discharge and effective care at home.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered physiotherapist or awaiting registration.
• Passionate about person-centred rehabilitation and Home First principles.
• Excellent communicator with patients, carers and colleagues; organized and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessment and rehabilitation to adults with complex conditions in the home setting.
• Work closely with Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and nursing colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Support Edinburgh Home First approach by enabling safe discharge and avoiding unnecessary hospital stays.
• Prioritise workload in a fast-paced community service environment.

Skills

HCPC registration

Excellent communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient-centered care

Job description

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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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.
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.
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapist looking to develop your career within an innovative community rehabilitation service?
The Enhanced Rehabilitation Service is looking for a dynamic Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our growing multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a service that is transforming how rehabilitation is delivered across Edinburgh, supporting people to recover safely and independently at home while reducing unnecessary hospital stays and avoiding admission to bed-based rehabilitation wherever possible.
Working within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality assessment and rehabilitation to adults with a wide range of complex conditions following acute illness, injury or functional decline. You will work closely with Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Support Workers, nursing colleagues, social care and acute hospital teams to deliver truly integrated, person-centred rehabilitation.
Enhanced Rehabilitation provides intensive home-based rehabilitation for adults with complex rehabilitation needs following discharge from hospital. The service supports the Edinburgh Home First approach by preventing unnecessary admission to bed-based rehabilitation, supporting timely discharge from acute hospitals and delivering rehabilitation in people's own homes where outcomes are often better. The service operates within a fast-paced environment where clinical reasoning, teamwork and adaptability are essential.
We are looking for someone who is HCPC registered Physiotherapist (or awaiting registration if newly qualified), passionate about person-centred rehabilitation and Home First principles, an excellent communicator who builds positive relationships with patients, carers and colleagues, organised, proactive and able to prioritise within a changing clinical environment and able to work both independently and as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
If you are passionate about rehabilitation, enjoy working as part of a forward-thinking multidisciplinary team and want to make a real difference to people's lives, we would love to hear from you.
Please note the Enhanced Rehabilitation Service operates 7 days a week, including bank holidays, the successful candidate will be required to be available a minimum of every 6 weeks to support the current rota system.
Please note all interviews will be in-person and will take place from a venue in Edinburgh.
If you are looking to find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact: Emmanouil Sfakianakis, Physiotherapy Team Lead [e-mail] or Karen Gray, Clinical Service Manager, [e-mail]
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.
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.
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.