Community Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner

Job details

• Job reference: 250617
• Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
• Job closing date: 21/06/2026
• Job Type: Allied Health Professions
• Location: RNI Community Hospital
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Job posted date: 04/06/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
• Department: Physiotherapy

This is a varied and rewarding role supporting adults with rehabilitation, mobility, and functional independence, working as part of a multidisciplinary team across hospital and community environments.

The Role

As a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner, you will with registered Physiotherapists. You will carry your own non-complex caseload of patients and be expected to manage your own caseload. You will primarily be delivering service to elderly rehabilitation patients in the RNI Community Hospital Ward. We are looking for someone part time who could work mornings Monday to Friday ideally, so would suit someone with a young family.

Weekend work is currently not required.

You will:

Support rehabilitation, mobility, exercise, and functional reablement programmes, assist with patient assessment, monitoring progress, and reporting outcomes, promote patient independence, dignity, and safety, contribute to discharge planning and prevention of unnecessary hospital stays, support equipment provision, record keeping, and service efficiency, and the post offers an excellent opportunity to develop skills within an integrated hospital‑to‑home pathway.

You will work closely with:

• Physiotherapists
• Nurses and OTs
• Integrated Team members
• Patients, carers, and families

The role involves working across ward‑based and community settings, so flexibility and the ability to work independently are essential.

What We’re Looking For

You should have at least 4 years relevant experience experience in Physiotherapy or related service, experience supporting rehabilitation or therapy interventions (health or social care setting), good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work both independently and as part of a team, a positive, patient‑centred approach to care, confidence working with adults with complex health and mobility needs.

Why Join NHS Highland?

Work across both hospital and community settings, support meaningful rehabilitation and recovery, be part of a supportive, integrated multidisciplinary team, access to learning, development, and career progression opportunities, NHS pension and Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Informal Enquiries

For informal discussion, please contact:

James Merriman, james.merriman@nhs.scot

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

• Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

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