Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Orthopaedics)

TN United Kingdom; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist with a focus on orthopaedics to join their dynamic team in Kirkcaldy. This role involves leading the orthopaedic service, ensuring high standards of patient care, and engaging in continuous service improvement. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across multiple locations, participate in education and training, and contribute to innovative projects. With a commitment to professional development and flexible working options, this position offers a rewarding career path for motivated physiotherapists passionate about making a difference in patient care.

Benefits

Flexible Working Options

Funding for External Courses

Regular Appraisal and PDP Meetings

Peer Group Support

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge in orthopaedics with a passion for service delivery.
• Experience in leading teams and engaging in quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the orthopaedic physiotherapy service.
• Engage in local and national projects and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Leadership

Evidence-based Care

Service Improvement

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Postgraduate Training in Orthopaedics

Job description

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Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Orthopaedics), Kirkcaldy

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Are you a physiotherapist with a specialist interest in influencing service delivery within Orthopaedics?

The inpatient orthopaedic physiotherapy team is looking for a Clinical Specialist to lead, showcase and develop the current service to respond to the ever changing service need. The team provides high quality, evidence-based care across elective, trauma and our dedicated hip fracture ward. You will also have the opportunity to provide an orthopaedic physiotherapy service to paediatric cases.

Whilst the core orthopaedic service is based at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, the team cover elective day surgery at Queen Margaret in Dunfermline. Both locations are commutable from Lothian, Forth Valley, Dundee and Perth and car share amongst colleagues is often available. Working with the Team Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of service provision and adapting to changes required to support service need while adhering to local and national standards and guidelines. You will engage in local and national projects, research, audits and lead quality improvement initiatives to ensure the service continuously adapts.

While the most significant change to NHS Fife orthopaedic service has been the opening of the National Treatment Centre in March 2023 (as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic), you will be integral to the wider orthopaedic team, contributing to the orthopaedic service over 7 days, including providing an evening service. You need to be highly motivated and able to demonstrate a passion and specialist clinical knowledge for orthopaedics; with the expectation to share this through education and training with the multidisciplinary team. You should have a desire to lead service improvement and be able to demonstrate an understanding of leadership within a team setting. The department is fully committed to the training of the next generation of clinicians and you will be actively involved with undergraduate and post graduate education.

We offer development opportunities in-house in the form of clinic and theatre visits, peer review and clinical supervision/teaching. NHS Fife will consider flexible working requests and is able to provide funding for external courses. You will receive regular appraisal and PDP meetings and have access to excellent peer group and management support.

For informal enquiries, please contact Marie Peck, Physiotherapy Manager 01592 643355 ext 21108

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.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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 Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.