University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 17 June 2025

Job summary

Are you dynamic, innovative and highly motivated HCPC registered Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist with experience in a broad range of therapy teams/clinical areas?

We have an exciting Band 6 Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy post in MAU at Heartlands Hospital.

This post is ideal if you are an experienced Band 5 or a Band 6 looking for new opportunities. Alternatively, this experience could be invaluable for your career progression to Band 7 roles.

You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical and interdisciplinary team skills by working as part of the therapy team supporting patients to return home as soon as possible by providing timely and regular therapy interventions maximising their chances of staying at home.

You will need to be an excellent team worker with knowledge across a range of therapy treatments.

You will be working within a friendly supportive environment where we are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.

Main duties of the job

To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients in a variety of specialties within the MAU setting at Heartlands Hospital.

Focusing interventions to a wide variety of clinical cases, applying physiotherapy / occupational knowledge. There will be a strong focus on facilitating discharges home, or to other care pathways.

You should possess excellent communication, prioritisation and organisational skills, and have experience in working in a multidisciplinary team.

Undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records. Furthermore, assisting with supervision, education and co-ordination of band 5 therapists, generic therapy support workers and students.

You will have the option to work flexible shifts and will be required to participate in seven day working.

If you are a physiotherapist, you will be required to be on the respiratory on call rota.

In return you will gain excellent clinical and leadership experience. You will also develop organisational skills and service development experience.

If you would like to discuss this post or require further details, please contact Julie Sharpe, Clinical Team Leader at Heartlands Hospital on 0121 424 1490 or e mail: julie.sharpe@uhb.nhs.uk

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.

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9007836

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
* Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
* 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

Experience

Essential

* Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality / within the NHS with experience of elderly and frail elderly, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
* Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
* Experience of working with student physiotherapists and assistants.
* An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
* An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
* An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and student

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
* Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
* 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

Experience

Essential

* Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality / within the NHS with experience of elderly and frail elderly, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
* Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
* Experience of working with student physiotherapists and assistants.
* An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
* An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
* An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and student

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)