Physiotherapy Clinical Support Worker

Job details

• Job reference: 253578
• Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
• Job closing date: 27/07/2026
• Job Type: Allied Health Professions
• Location: Royal Hospital For Sick Children/Royal Hospital For Children & Young People, Edinburgh
• Employment type: Fixed-term
• Hours Per Week: 18.5
• Job posted date: 13/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
• Department: Physiotherapy – Children and Young People

FIXED TERM FOR 1 YEAR

We are looking for someone to join our Team as a Physiotherapy Support Worker. We would welcome applications from those with relevant experience and a keen interest to work with children, young people and their families with a focus on rehabilitation. Previous experience working with children and young people would be an advantage. The age of the population we see means that experience working with children and young people in healthcare settings is beneficial but not essential. This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced physiotherapists, the wider multi-disciplinary team as well as partner organisations contributing to the delivery of rehabilitation in partnership with families, children and young people.

You will join a forward-thinking physiotherapy team based in RYCHP Edinburgh and work across a number of clinical areas supporting physiotherapy services which may include admin tasks.

As a service we support and encourage continuing professional development and encourage all staff to use the PDP and appraisal to support life long learning.

We would encourage anyone who is interested to get in touch and come for a visit as you may find this is the post you have been looking for!

Informal Enquiries: Kath Sharp 07970 847495, kathryn.sharp3@nhs.scot.

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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.

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

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.