Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist (APP) in Primary Care
NHS Western Isles
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Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist (APP) in Primary Care (Uist and Barra)
Band 7 - £50,861 - £59,159 pro rata
Plus £1,406 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata
27 Hours per Week
Permanent Post
For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the website: http://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/wihrr.pdf.
We are seeking enthusiastic and committed Physiotherapist to take on a new challenge as a First Contact Practitioner Physiotherapist, for the Isles of Uist, Benbecula and Barra.
You will undertake clinics in primary care settings (GP practices), both remotely and face to face, as a first point of contact to patients with MSK conditions using advanced clinical reasoning skills to assess, diagnose, treat and discharge patients without the need for a medical referral. You will provide a patient centred collaborative approach to assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning including providing patient choice and shared decision making and working within an MDT to provide a range of evidence-based treatment options, in line with clinical pathways. You will participate in collecting data for clinical audit within the service to assist with maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance in the service area. You will also manage a small caseload of outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy patients within the Physiotherapy Department.
For informal discussion or further information about this exciting opportunity please contact: Alison Martin, Physiotherapy Manager on telephone 01851 704704, email Allison.martin@nhs.scot
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the SHOW website: www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk along with a job description and an application form.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
CLOSING DATE: 17/12/2025
Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist (APP) in Primary Care (Uist and Barra)
Band 7 - £50,861 - £59,159 pro rata
Plus £1,406 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata
27 Hours per Week
Permanent Post
For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the website: http://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/wihrr.pdf.
We are seeking enthusiastic and committed Physiotherapist to take on a new challenge as a First Contact Practitioner Physiotherapist, for the Isles of Uist, Benbecula and Barra.
You will undertake clinics in primary care settings (GP practices), both remotely and face to face, as a first point of contact to patients with MSK conditions using advanced clinical reasoning skills to assess, diagnose, treat and discharge patients without the need for a medical referral. You will provide a patient centred collaborative approach to assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning including providing patient choice and shared decision making and working within an MDT to provide a range of evidence-based treatment options, in line with clinical pathways. You will participate in collecting data for clinical audit within the service to assist with maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance in the service area. You will also manage a small caseload of outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy patients within the Physiotherapy Department.
For informal discussion or further information about this exciting opportunity please contact: Alison Martin, Physiotherapy Manager on telephone 01851 704704, email Allison.martin@nhs.scot
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the SHOW website: www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk along with a job description and an application form.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
CLOSING DATE: 17/12/2025