Band 5 Physiotherapist
The closing date is 26 May 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 physiotherapist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team.
The successful candidate will participate in our 4 monthly physiotherapy rotational scheme including Trauma, Burns, Oncology , Cardiothoracic, Medicine, MSK outpatients, Specialist Surgery, Neurosciences, Stroke & Critical Care. There are also out of Trust rotations including MSK OP Gym, Orthopaedics, Hydrotherapy & Learning Disabilities.
This is an ideal opportunity to develop your clinical reasoning, communication and problem-solving skills, to become an effective member of the MDT & provide a high standard physiotherapy service.
The post holder will participate in delivery of out of hours services during weekends, & overnight on call.
The successful candidate will have access to regular clinical supervision, peer support and a range of training opportunities. You will be supported in participating in annual appraisals & to complete your preceptorship in your first year of working within the trust.
This will be a 2 stage interview process, the first stage will be a virtual initial assessment the second stage will be face to face interviews. Please note, if you are unsuccessful at stage one, you will not be invited to the second stage.
Stage 1 assessment 5th June
Stage 2 interview face to face 16th June
Successful candidates are required to start work within 3 months of job offer
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach & the ability to work autonomously. They should possess excellent organisational, time management & problem solving skills. The individual will be able to perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients who have diverse presentations & complex physical/psychological conditions. They will need good clinical reasoning & prioritisation skills to provide a high standard of physiotherapy care.
The individual should have relevant clinical experience for this post, & will need experience of working within the acute NHS in an MDT. They should provide evidence of relevant courses & training plus commitment to ongoing CPD. The successful candidate will be responsible for their own caseload within their rotation, working with regular line management. They will receive regular clinical supervision e.g formal training, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review & case conferences.
The individual will be supported to become involved with supervision, education & assessment of physiotherapy students on placement, and will be involved in teaching & training of therapy assistant staff. We run a comprehensive in service education programme, and band 5 staff are fully supported to complete their preceptorship. We offer a buddy system for new band 5 starters to the department.
Band 5 staff are expected to undertake on-call & emergency duty work once they have completed our comprehensive competency programme.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
19 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-1093739PM
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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