NHS Grampian
KWG251345 - Highly specialist physiotherapist - Critical Care and General Surgery
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HIGHLY SPECIALIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST In CRITICAL CARE AND GENERAL SURGERY
Permanent part time 18 HRS
This is an exciting and rare opportunity to work in Scotland’s only VV ECMO centre providing specialist care to Scotland’s patient population requiring ECMO services. Our regional critical care services are currently being delivered in 2 critical care areas with a mix of level 2 and 3 patients. Currently there are approximately 40 mixed critical care beds and up to 6 ECMO beds.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to work alongside an established senior clinician sharing leadership of our dynamic ICU Physiotherapy Team, covering ICU, surgical HDU and ward patients from surgical areas including head and neck, and general surgical specialities. Suitable applicants will have previous Critical Care experience in level 2 and level 3 care.
This vacancy demands excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills. Your personal qualities should include excellent organisation skills together with a positive approach and the ability to work autonomously within a busy team.
Responsibilities
- Managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment to discharge or transfer of care.
- Receiving regular supervision and appraisal.
- Actively involved in service development, audit, research and evidence-based practice.
- Providing teaching and supervision for physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
- Participating in the training of staff working on call and weekends/bank holidays.
Working Hours
- The set days for this post will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
- The post may contribute to five over seven working in the future as services develop.
- The successful post holder will work on the on-call and weekend respiratory rotas.
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Teamwork
- The acute physiotherapy team work to support each other and the successful candidate will have to demonstrate an ability to be adaptable, supportive and willing to assist colleagues in other clinical areas.
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- Interviews will be held on Monday 14 September 2026.
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.
Informal Enquiries
If you can demonstrate the core requirements and wish to speak informally about this role please contact:
- Lead physiotherapist Alex MacKenzie on 01224 554678
- Deputy Lead physiotherapist Sarah Hughson 01224 555794
Recruitment Process
- As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
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