Specialist Physiotherapist

Nhs Lanarkshire; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

NHS pension

Incremental progression

Sick leave benefits

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is recruiting a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to join the Airdrie Integrated Rehabilitation Team. The role delivers specialist assessment and rehabilitation in the community and offsite bed unit, with scheduled hours Tue-Fri 08:30-15:30 and a 30-minute lunch.

Applicants should be HCPC registered, with a degree in Physiotherapy and post-graduate expertise in the area. A full UK driving licence is required. NHS benefits apply, including generous leave and pension.

Qualifications

• Must be professionally and legally accountable for own work and direct patient care.
• Ability to assess capacity and obtain valid consent in patients lacking capacity.
• Able to assess, analyse clinical and non-clinical information to determine need for physiotherapy intervention, including complex presentations.
• Plan, implement, evaluate, treat and progress patient care to maximise rehabilitation and inform discharge decisions.

Responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
• Assess capacity and obtain valid consent where required.
• Independently assess and diagnose to determine physiotherapy needs for complex cases.
• Plan and progress patient care, including decisions about discharge.

Skills

Specialist physiotherapy

Assessment & analysis

Discharge planning

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Tools

Driving licence (UK)

Job description

Specialist Physiotherapist

Job reference: 262597
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 12/11/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Airdrie Social Work Department
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 26
Department: Airdrie Integrated Rehabilitation Team
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

An exciting opportunity for a band 6 specialist physiotherapist has arisen in Airdrie Integrated Rehabilitation Team. The team delivers integrated assessment and interventions aimed at preventing avoidable hospital admissions, supporting discharges and providing rehabilitation both in the community and the offsite bed unit.

Days and hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 0830 to 1530hrs with 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

In this key role, you will:

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including direct and indirect patient care
• To assess capacity, gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent.
• Act independently to assess, analyse clinical and non-clinical information and provide highly specialist and comprehensive clinical diagnosis for individual patients to determine their need for physiotherapy intervention. This includes patients with complex presentations
• Act independently to plan, implement, evaluate, treat and progress patient care to maximise rehabilitation potential – including decision making regarding discharge from care

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own. Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn.

For informal discussion, please contact

Aileen Lannigan, Team Lead on [e-mail]
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]