Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary Outpatient Frailty and Neuro team. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Stroke and Neuro Therapy Team. Do you enjoy delivering high quality care to patients at risk of falls alongside treating patients with neurological conditions? Then this is the job for you!
You will be based on the Heartlands Hospital site, though may have opportunity to work across sites. You will have the opportunity to further develop skills in falls, frailty, rehabilitation and Neurological conditions. There will also be an opportunity to support and deliver care on the Vestibular pathway. This will support the Trust's strategy of admission avoidance and the SDEC (same day emergency care) pathway.
We are a large and vibrant Therapy Team providing high quality Inpatient and Outpatient services from our hospital sites. We have a strong emphasis on staff development and learning, with excellent support and a robust supervision structure in place.
A minimum of 18 months experience is encouraged. Do not miss this opportunity to work within an innovative, friendly team with all of the benefits of being at a large teaching Hospital.
For further details please contact:
Alison Wilkinson Band 8a Occupational Therapist Alison.wilkinson@uhb.nhs.uk
Abi Stothard Senior Physiotherapist abigail.stothard@uhb.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard occupational therapy service across the Outpatient Neuro, Falls and Frailty service.
To use your specialist technical skills to assist in the assessment and treatment of your own caseload consisting of Falls, Frailty and Neurological patients. You will be working alongside specialist therapists who will be able to support your development.
The caseload is varied and will be a variety of settings -- Outpatient clinics and community visits.
To contribute to seven day working programmes across the organisation
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Diploma / degree in physiotherapy
- *Current registration with Health Professions Council.
- *A levels or equivalent qualification
- *Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
- *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Desirable
- *Evidence of leadership training.
- *Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
- *Significant experience of working in an a large complex organisation in a health care environment / acute hospital setting including acute hospital experience in Stroke and Neurology and Health Care of the Older Person
- *Evidence of Team /service development
- *Supervision of students/assistants/Therapy Support Workers
- *A specialist knowledge across a range of physiotherapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy
Desirable
- *Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
- *Significant experience of working in an a large complex organisation in a health care environment / acute hospital setting including acute hospital experience in Stroke and Neurology and Health Care of the Older Person
- *Evidence of Team /service development
- *Supervision of students/assistants/Therapy Support Workers
- *A specialist knowledge across a range of physiotherapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
- *Demonstrate a professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
- *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
- *Able to contribute to weekend and evening service.
- *Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
- *Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- *Contribute to extended hours service/6/7 day working
- *Ability to travel across all UHB Sites and to external sites if required
- *
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Diploma / degree in physiotherapy
- *Current registration with Health Professions Council.
- *A levels or equivalent qualification
- *Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
- *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Desirable
- *Evidence of leadership training.
- *Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
- *Significant experience of working in an a large complex organisation in a health care environment / acute hospital setting including acute hospital experience in Stroke and Neurology and Health Care of the Older Person
- *Evidence of Team /service development
- *Supervision of students/assistants/Therapy Support Workers
- *A specialist knowledge across a range of physiotherapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy
Desirable
- *Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
- *Significant experience of working in an a large complex organisation in a health care environment / acute hospital setting including acute hospital experience in Stroke and Neurology and Health Care of the Older Person
- *Evidence of Team /service development
- *Supervision of students/assistants/Therapy Support Workers
- *A specialist knowledge across a range of physiotherapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
- *Demonstrate a professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
- *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
- *Able to contribute to weekend and evening service.
- *Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
- *Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- *Contribute to extended hours service/6/7 day working
- *Ability to travel across all UHB Sites and to external sites if required
- *
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
