Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

Job details

• Job reference: 251641
• Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
• Job closing date: 03/07/2026
• Job Type: Allied Health Professions
• Location: Edinburgh
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 18
• Job posted date: 19/06/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
• Department: MSK Physiotherapy

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Edinburgh MSK Physiotherapy Service

B7 MSK Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

Part time: 18 hrs, 0.5 wte

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

Location: Central Edinburgh GP Practices

Are you dynamic, forward thinking with good time management skills. Do you have the knowledge and skills to support the increasing pressure on GP practices by being an MSK Advanced Practitioner within a GP practice?

• You will be part of the physiotherapy service but based within a GP practice team.
• The role is designed to support GP practices by providing a safe and effective triage service for GP patients presenting with MSK conditions.
• You will act in a first contact capacity and as an MSK expert resource. Assessing and triaging patients signposted form reception and patients escalated to you from GP colleagues.
• You will provide brief intervention and self-management advice, refer patients for primary care investigations as/if indicated, make onward referrals to physiotherapy or secondary care as clinically indicated and in line with patient centred care.
• You will need a high level of clinical reasoning, an understanding and experience of red flag screening and knowledge of differential diagnosis.
• Long term you will be supported to work towards master’s level with formal modules such as injection therapy, first contact practice and prescribing and potentially via portfolio submission.

Informal enquiries welcome, please contact: gavin.frizzell@nhs.scot OR libby.dale@nhs.scot for further information

Have you seen our AHP Innovation, Research and Improvement intentions? Our exciting AHP strategy aims to cultivate AHP potential in NHS Lothian: https://weare.nhslothian.scot/hcprofessionsresearch/building-research-capacity-and-capability/allied-health-professions-research/

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