Job summary
Are you dynamic, innovative and highly motivated, HCPC registered Physiotherapist with experience in a broad range of clinical areas?
We have exciting Band 6 Physiotherapy Rotational posts in Heartlands Hospital. These posts are ideal if you are an experienced Band 5 or a Band 6 Physiotherapist looking for a new opportunity. You will need to be able to demonstrate clinical experience of managing patients within a variety of specialities in an acute hospital setting.
You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical and interdisciplinary team skills by working as part of the therapy team across various rotations -- OPAL (A&E), Short Stay, HCOP, T&O, Respiratory, Stroke, Specialist Surgery, Medicals and MAU.
We provide excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. We are committed to continued professional development and career development of all staff. As well as delivering direct patient care, the post holder will be expected to participate in audits and service reviews.
As a senior therapist in the team, you will be involved in the supervision, education and appraisal of Band 5 therapists, generic therapy support workers and students. This will be a challenging and exciting Band 6 role that will provide lots of opportunities for development.
For further information regarding this post, please contact Julie Sharpe, Clinical Team Lead on 0121 42 41490.
Main duties of the job
To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients in a variety of specialties at Heartlands Hospital.
Focusing interventions to a wide variety of clinical cases, applying physiotherapy 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 be required to participate in seven day working and 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.
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.
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.
Desirable
- * Member of specialist interest group.
- * Attendance at Clinical Educators course.
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 nonclinical 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 students.
Desirable
- * It is desirable that the candidate will have had some experience within speciality area.
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.
Desirable
- * Member of specialist interest group.
- * Attendance at Clinical Educators course.
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 nonclinical 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 students.
Desirable
- * It is desirable that the candidate will have had some experience within speciality area.
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).
