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Band 4 Acute Medicine Team
Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner
36 hours / Week
Permanent
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner to join our Acute Medicine Physiotherapy team. This team provides physiotherapy assessment and treatment for a broad range of patients across the Acute Medical Unit and General Medicine wards, with a key aim of supporting individuals to regain independent physical function.
As a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner, you will be allocated a delegated patient caseload by a registered physiotherapist. For your caseload, and where appropriate, you will be expected to work independently by assessing patients’ needs, adapting treatment plans, and delivering care without direct supervision. This will include progressing patients, reassessing outcomes, and discharge planning within your scope of practice. Full engagement with the multidisciplinary team on your allocated ward is a key component of this role.
You will also support the physiotherapy team through a range of non‑clinical duties, including equipment ordering, referring patients to primary care services, and assisting with the collation of statistical data for patient activity audits. The role may also involve supporting and contributing to the development of Band 3 Physiotherapy Support Workers.
The breadth of conditions encountered and the high standard of clinical reasoning and teamwork required in this post at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will enable the successful candidate to gain extensive and in‑depth experience as a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner.
Physiotherapy Services support staff development through appraisal processes, supervision and continued professional development (CPD) opportunities.
There is a regular weekend working rota (approximately 1 weekend in 9), with weekend working balanced by days off during the week.
Candidates must demonstrate evidence of relevant clinical experience across a range of areas, ideally including Acute and/or General Medicine or other medical services, and will have current or recent experience as a Band 3 Therapy Support Worker or as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner.
For further information please contact: -
Heloise Thain - Team Lead Physiotherapist 0131 242 3310 or Bleep 5339
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