First Response Service Physiotherapist - First Response Service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

You need to have a live HCPC registration and a valid UK driving licence in order to be considered for this post.

This post is set within a multidisciplinary team working across acute and community supporting those with frailty to maximise their independence and wellbeing within their local communities, supporting early discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

We welcome applications from experienced and innovative practitioners with an appetite for service improvement and self‑development. This post will work across the primary secondary interface, and join the HFRS team aligned within acute front doors in Renfrewshire City HSCP areas. Critical to the success of these roles will be facilitating and enabling communication between and within multi‑disciplinary teams across acute and community services.

• This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist within Renfrewshire HSCP at Renfrewshire House
• The post is full‑time, although part‑time options may be considered to provide resilience to the service
• Core hours, five days per week
• Service may move to working across seven days in the future

• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of frailty positive patients (including screening and multi‑professional baseline assessments) with a complex presentation using investigative skills, analysing clinical and non‑clinical information (i.e. social information, environmental) and to provide a functional diagnosis for individual patients to determine their need for Physiotherapy intervention, using formal assessment tools as appropriate.
• Following assessment, act autonomously to assess, develop, implement and evaluate Physiotherapy interventions for a range of patients. This will include patients who have highly complex presentations and those with multi‑factorial health and social needs, requiring multi‑service/multi‑agency input. Incorporate risk assessment to maximise functional independence and rehabilitation potential within a specialist area.
• Provide specialist interventions based on a problem‑solving and advanced clinical reasoning approach. Deliver specialist interventions using a wide range of treatment techniques. Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention (i.e. frailty specific interventions, therapeutic handling techniques, functional rehabilitation, adaptation, specialist equipment provision and use, education and health improvement).

Education and training will be aligned to the local induction and competency frameworks.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e‑learning and classroom‑based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part‑time hours will be proportionally reduced, with a corresponding increase in hourly rate to maintain overall pay. Where service needs allow, flexible working options will be discussed during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.