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.
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.
**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** 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.
2 Posts available – Medicine of the Elderly / Stroke rehabilitation wards in the Royal Victoria Building, WGH We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our Physiotherapy Teams in the Western General Hospital.
This post will work alongside physiotherapists in the Stroke and Medicine of the Elderly wards within the RVB (Royal Victoria Building) providing rehabilitation to frail and often acutely unwell elderly patients.
Candidates should display evidence of experience of teaching prescribed exercise programmes, gait re-education, general rehabilitation skills and administrative tasks.
The individual must display excellent communication and organisational skills, with an ability to work alone or with others.
Experience of working on wards in an acute hospital setting would be ideal, in particular working with frail elderly people, and /or people with stroke Previous experience as a physiotherapy assistant or within the physiotherapy profession would be beneficial.
Physiotherapy Services support staff development through appraisal processes, supervision and CPD opportunities.
For further information please contact: Jodie Barnes 0131 537 1000 bleep 6093 or 0131 465 9056 Laura Reid 0131 465 9090 Sam Stirling 07929742395 or 0131 537 1287