Physiotherapist - Physiotherapy

Job details

• Job reference: 257981
• Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
• Job closing date: 20/09/2026
• Job Type: Allied Health Professions
• Location: See below
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 03/09/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
• Department: Physiotherapy

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 5 Physiotherapist to work as part of our friendly and experienced team in the MSK Physiotherapy Service within NHS GG&C. This MSK Physiotherapy post is located within Greater Glasgow and Clyde – based within Clyde Quadrant, however there may be a need to work in East, West or South quadrants in the future.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for a designated MSK clinical caseload incorporating patient triage, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge from physiotherapy care. They will be expected to work autonomously within a multi-professional setting to ensure co-ordinated care for patients and carers. They will be expected to take part in audit and deputise for more senior staff where appropriate and will also be expected to be involved in clinical supervision of students who have placements within our service.

All other roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Location based within Greater Glasgow & Clyde wide - Clyde Quadrant
• Permanent Contract
• Full-time Contract (36 hours per week)
• Shift pattern for this post are Monday - Friday

Key responsibilities:

• Professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work including direct and indirect patient care
• Triage, prioritise and manage an unpredictable patient group effectively and efficiently. Self Referral allows patients to self refer to the service, referrals are also accepted from GP’s Consultants and other Health Care Professionals
• Identify those patients with the risk of serious pathology who require urgent referral to other services e.g. A&E, G.P. and back pain service and appropriately manage the ongoing referral.
• Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, analyse both clinical and non-clinical information and provide a comprehensive clinical diagnosis for individual patients to determine their need for clinical intervention.
• Act independently to plan, implement, evaluate, treat and progress patient care to maximise their rehabilitation potential – including decision making regarding discharge from care
• Communicate and make recommendations to all relevant colleagues to maximise patient
• Care and promote effective multi professional working
• Delegate appropriate tasks to Support Workers, Physiotherapy Assistants and A&C staff to maximise efficiency and achieve desired quality of care
• Participate in the departmental Personal Development and Performance Review system to promote personal and service developments
• Participate in clinical audit and Clinical Effectiveness projects to support the Clinical Governance agenda
• Actively participate and contribute to the Physiotherapy Departmental in-service training, clinical support and protected learning time programmes to promote personal development
• Maintain a professional portfolio as evidence of continuous professional development
• Assist in the teaching of other members of the multi-professional team, educational staff and others (e.g. relative and carers, voluntary sector) to promote knowledge of physiotherapy management to enhance patient care
• Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Current HPC registration
• Experience in a range of clinical specialities
• Relevant post graduate training, in-service training and post graduate courses
• Demonstrable advance in clinical skills from post graduate courses identified in CPD diary
• Working knowledge of basic IT – e.g. word processing, use of internet
• Updates to meet statutory requirements

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Karen Runciman, Team Lead, On 07813367530 or email Karen.Runciman2@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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