Inpatient Specialist Physiotherapist - Medical Team
Job reference: 257258
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 30/10/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Victoria Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Department: Medical Team
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife

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If you want to contribute to Transforming Health and Care in Fife to be the best then come and join team Fife and work at the Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy.

Every day the medical team thrives on exposure to a diverse range of patients that invites assessment, treatment & discharge planning in: cardiology, renal, general medical and elderly medicine.

To deliver quality care to this patient group our permanent 36 hour Band 6 post holder within the Medical Team needs to be dynamic, friendly and an excellent communicator. Recent experience at band 6 level within a medical setting is essential, along with a broad range of knowledge in the management of common and complex medical disorders. Knowledge and expertise of complex discharge planning is also essential. An interest in treating and advising chronic pain patients is essential. MDT board rounds, supervision and appraisal of Physiotherapy staff, assistant practitioners and students will be responsibilities included within the role as will the opportunity to deputise for the team lead in their absence. Engagement, participation and implementation of service improvement, in-service training, practice and personal development are all actively supported.

The VHK is at 25 miles from Edinburgh and at 30 miles from Dundee so commutable.

Informal enquiries to: Lindsay Paterson-Brown, team lead physiotherapist, ext 21109

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. For specific types of post, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa, only if the employer is a licensed Sponsor and the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination and welcomes applications from all sections of society.