Job reference: 264116
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 18/11/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: West Lothian Health & Social Care Partnership
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Physiotherapy

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Are you dynamic, forward thinking and enjoy teamwork? If so come and join the MSK physiotherapy team in West Lothian

• You will work within the MSK physiotherapy team, which delivers a MSK service at St John's Hospital and in ten Health Centres across West Lothian.
• You will have a mixed caseload of urgent, chronic, orthopaedic, and rheumatology conditions
• Referrals come from a wide variety of sources: GP's, GP Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners (APPs), and Consultants for musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and rheumatic conditions
• You will have the opportunity to work in a variety of MSK settings covering: 1 to 1 consultations, gym rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and community on a rotational basis.
• We offer protected CPD time and a comprehensive training programme, which has been matched to your needs and work location.
• You will be allocated a senior mentor to help you achieve your objectives, fulfil your Personal Development Plan (PDP) and achieve all your pillars of practice
• This post will provide the development for you to move to a Band 6 role
• We have great links to our first contact GP Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APPs) service
• We work closely with APPs in the Spinal, Shoulder and Foot & Ankle pathways (with additional pathways planned) to ensure seamless quality care for patients
• We can offer flexible working hours. There are good transport links and some members of our team happily commute from either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

Informal enquiries to Ellie Miers, Lead Physiotherapist for Scheduled Care on 01506 522057 elinore.miers@nhs.scot

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. 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. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record.