NHS Lothian Staff Bank - Physiotherapists Band 5 and Band 6
Job reference: 262501
Closing date: 26/10/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Comely Bank Centre, Edinburgh
Employment type: Staff Bank
Hours per week: 0.25
Employer: NHS Lothian
Department: Staff Bank

Thank you for your interest in joining NHS Lothian Staff Bank.

We are looking for reliable and dependable Specialist Physiotherapists Band 5 and Band 6 with a background or experience in Inpatient settings, Medical and Rehab to join NHS Lothian Staff Bank. If you are a good team worker and can provide a high standard of patient-centred care, are kind, caring, professional and flexible, then you may be a suitable candidate for the Staff Bank.

All Staff Bank roles are to cover temporary shortages across NHS Lothian. Work is offered on an "as and when required basis" with different shift patterns available to suit flexible working. There are no guarantees of a fixed number of hours each week as this is a demand led service.

Interested candidates are required to provide evidence on application, their individual commitment to being part of our supplementary workforce. Applicants are required to evidence current HCPC Registration in the application form and at point of Interview.

Informal enquiries to Kenny Solway - Kenny.Solway@nhs.scot

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online mandatory Induction Programme.

References will only be taken up for Preferred Candidates following interview. References are required to verify a minimum of three years previous employment. Please provide details for at least two referees and these must include present (or most recent) employers.

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.

This advert is for Staff Bank work only and is not in conjunction with any other vacancies advertised. If you are interested, please apply online.

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