Physiotherapy Prehabilitation Lead - Cardiothoracic

The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital is the West of Scotland Heart and Lung Centre. It is home to the Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure service and Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a very experienced physiotherapist to join our rehabilitation team as a specialist prehabilitation practitioner. The post holder will deliver and develop our prehab service for cardiac and thoracic surgical patients.

• Deliver prehabilitation services to cardiac and thoracic surgical patients.
• Develop and continuously improve the prehab service.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery.

• Extensive experience as a physiotherapist.
• Advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Motivated and driven to deliver high‑quality patient care.

The rehabilitation department encourages and supports personal development opportunities. NHS Golden Jubilee is open to considering flexible working options for this role. This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

For further information, please contact Fiona Nolan, Rehabilitation Divisional lead H&L () or .

As a disability confident leader we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition covered by the Equality Act 2010 and need support for any stage of the recruitment process, please refer to the job pack for more information.

NHS Golden Jubilee encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.