Job Type:	contract	Duration:	12 months
Category:	Medical or Health	Recruiter Reference:	vitahealth/TP/48579/2958
URL for Applications:	Apply Here	Salary:	Based on skills and experience

The Role: What you will do?

Are you ready to embark on an incredible full time career opportunity with Vita Health Group? Are you an experienced physiotherapist who has a strong passion for providing outstanding patient care? Would you like to have the opportunity to grow and develop your skillset within a friendly, established team? If so, this role is perfect for you!

A bit about us…

Hello! We are Vita Health Group and offer corporate, occupational health, private and sports physiotherapy services. We have a team of experts who value our clinical standards and customer service. We have a highly trained and experienced team of physiotherapists that are HCPC and CSP registered. Our holistic approach allows a variety of treatments which assist clients during their recovery.

What you will do in the role…

We have an exceptional opportunity for an experienced MSK Physiotherapist to join our team in Edinburgh. You will work across multiple sites to deliver face to face physiotherapy sessions within a variety of unique Occupational Health settings.

You will play a fundamental role in providing support to patients suffering from musculoskeletal conditions by providing evidence based MSK physiotherapy assessments and treatments. Doors will be opened for you to work with a range of clients including High Street brands as well as prestigious British Institutions and Emergency Services. This role is full-time Monday to Friday with no weekend working.

Our excellent track record, motivating team will offer you constant contact and communication to help you excel within your role and reach your highest potential, including supervision with an allocated team leader.

Growth and progression…

This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to develop your career within the medical and administrative brilliance of the business through your clinical practice and marketing excellence. You will receive corporate membership of ACPOHE as well as opportunities for involvement in group-wide business improvement projects. You will be able to venture into alternative avenues of the business as we are keen to develop individual’s careers where their interests apply.

Don't miss out on this amazing chance to join Vita Health Group and embark on a fulfilling career filled with growth and the opportunity to improve people’s day to day lives. If you have these skills and attributes and would like to join us, we’d love to hear from you!

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• BSc Physiotherapy
• Minimum 3 years MSK experience (UK based)
• HCPC and CSP Registration
• Experience in Occupational Health and Report Writing
• Further qualifications, training or CPD within the Occupational Health field
• Demonstrable skills and knowledge in Subjective and Objective assessment of MSK conditions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• IT literate – intermediate level minimum – using electronic patient management systems
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to work individually or within a team and foster good working relationships
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required

Desirable:

• MSc Physiotherapy
• Registration with ACPOHE with an interest to become ACPOHE certified
• Experience of delivering preventative/wellbeing services
• Experience of delivering group classes, such as back classes, Pilates and work hardening/FRP
• Understanding of the principles of Ergonomic Risk Assessment
• Familiarity and confidence assess and coaching patients via video link

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience.  We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK’s largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/

To progress your skills and enable career development we provide Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.  To support this we have a dedicated team of EDI specialists and run a range of active in-house diversity networks.

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Disability Confident Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be invited for interview.
• Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded “speaking up” culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will arrange.

VHG is committed to supporting transgender individuals with dignity and recognises the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at hr@vhg.co.uk to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. 

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months. 

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.