Scotland Women Lead Physiotherapist (maternity cover): Scottish Rugby
Salary:Up to £49,500 DOE
Location:Oriam, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
Are you a passionate physiotherapist ready to lead, inspire, and make a real impact? We’re on the lookout for an exceptional Lead Physiotherapist to drive clinical excellence, mentor a high-performing team, and help redefine outstanding patient care within our Women's programme, covering a period of maternity leave.
What you will be doing:
- Delivering exceptional, evidence-based patient care
- Shaping clinical pathways and service development
- Ensuring high clinical standards, governance, and outcomes
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to elevate care
- Playing a key role in the growth and vision of the service
What we’re looking for:
- HCPC-registered Physiotherapist with CSP membership
- Minimum 5 years’ MSK physiotherapy experience
- Pitch-side first aid certification(recognised provider)
- Proven experience delivering MSK treatment and sports rehabilitationto high-performance athletes
- Experience in high-performance rugbyor a comparable elite sporting environment
- Experience working with developing athletes
- Strong manual therapy, rehabilitation, and clinical reasoningskills
Ready to make the next step in your career?
If you are excited about this opportunity and believe you have what it takes to excel in this role, complete the application form. Included in this, we’d like you to share the skills and experience you would bring to this role and why you’d love to work at Scottish Rugby.
Scottish Rugby is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
Further information and applications
Closing date: 6 February 2026