Senior Physiotherapist

Circle Health Group; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 39,600 - 48,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year + bank hols

Private healthcare scheme

Life insurance

Staff discounts

Training & development

Wellbeing resources

Employee recognition

Job summary

Circle Health Group at Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join the Physiotherapy department on a 37.5 hour per week, permanent basis. Salary: Up to £44,000 per year, depending on experience, training and qualifications.

The role involves managing a mixed inpatient caseload including post-operative orthopaedics, and potential development of pathways to improve patient care. You will support junior staff and contribute to audits and service improvements.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Physiotherapist.
• Solid post-registration experience across a range of clinical areas.
• Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal abilities.
• Commitment to team working and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess and treat patients with more complex needs across inpatient or outpatient settings.
• Develop individualised treatment plans using a variety of physiotherapy techniques to optimise recovery, function, and independence.
• Manage a designated caseload efficiently, prioritising based on clinical urgency and discharge planning needs.
• Act as a point of contact for junior physiotherapists, therapy assistants, and students, offering guidance and informal supervision.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical records in line with HCPC, CSP, and local policy.
• Participate in audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement projects.

Skills

HCPC-registered

Post-registration experience

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Teamwork

Discharge planning

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist
Albyn Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £44,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist to join their team of staff in the Physiotherapy department.

This is a full‑time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern. This role would suit a senior Physiotherapist with an interest in an inpatient caseload. Experience with post‑operative orthopaedic management and an ideally able to develop pathways to improve patient care. The caseload is mixed with spinal, general and gynaecological surgical patients.

Duties of this role include:

Independently assess and treat patients with more complex needs across inpatient or outpatient settings.

Develop individualised treatment plans using a variety of physiotherapy techniques to optimise recovery, function, and independence.

Manage a designated caseload efficiently, prioritising based on clinical urgency and discharge planning needs.

Act as a point of contact for junior physiotherapists, therapy assistants, and students, offering guidance and informal supervision.

Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical records in line with HCPC, CSP, and local policy.

Participate in audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement projects.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

HCPC-registered Physiotherapist.

Solid post‑registration experience across a range of clinical areas.

Strong clinical reasoning and decision‑making skills.

Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal abilities.

Commitment to team working and service improvement.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.

Management Bonus Scheme.

Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre‑existing medical conditions.

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts.

Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay.

Non-contributory life insurance.

Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits.

Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing.

Employee recognition programmes.

Industry leading training and development opportunities.

and much more.

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles, and more.

We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.