Specialist Orthopaedic Physiotherapist

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic Physiotherapist with developed orthopaedic inpatient clinical skills to join our Orthopaedic Team. The team covers elective, trauma and day surgery orthopaedics; individuals work pro rata 5 days out of 7 to provide a weekend service. The service operates across 2 sites; the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy and Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline.

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• Be flexible and operate across both sites, fully participating in the teams seven‑day working rota.
  
• Demonstrate a broad range of postgraduate experience and sufficient knowledge and skills to manage a complex orthopaedic in‑patient caseload.
  
• Possess notable inpatient experience inclusive of inpatient orthopaedics; previous Band 6 experience or equivalent is desirable.
  
• Occasionally deputise for the Team Lead in their absence, providing staff supervision and service improvement.
  
• Participate in and deliver on clinical audit, in‑service training and evidence‑based practice.
  
• Undertake clinical supervision and appraisals of more junior staff and lead the supervision and development of undergraduate/pre‑reg students.
  

Both Hospitals are commutable from Lothian, Forth Valley, Dundee and Perth and car share amongst colleagues is often available. For informal enquiries, please contact Cat Bruce, Physiotherapy Manager on Ext 21108.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part‑time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. For more information, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or “going rate”. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

We offer flexible working and family‑friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. 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.