Job summary
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a designated Paediatric Major Trauma Centre for the West Midlands, forming part of the Midlands Trauma Network. Children and young people who sustain major trauma injuries require specialist care that can be provided within the Major Trauma Centre. Patients require a managed transition from admission to rehabilitation and the community.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Major Trauma team which is led by Clinical Lead for Major Trauma. You will be responsible to the Lead for Major Trauma Coordination. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Major Trauma team working across all areas of Birmingham Children's Hospital supporting patients and families with a wide variety of traumatic injuries.
The post holder will work as part of the Therapy assistant team and will be expected to show leadership, strong interpersonal & communication skills to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be self-motivated and be able to demonstrate excellent IT skills, being able to interact with a variety of programmes. They will need to be able to keep calm under pressure, with the ability to problem solve and use own initiative. They will have a flexible approach to work, be able to communicate effectively with the members of the major trauma team, wider hospital teams and Major Trauma Network. Please refer to the Person Specification for the full criteria
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with children.
- Recent health or social care experience
- Ability to work with others in a team
- Evidence of ability to organise self and others
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with children following traumatic injuries
- Previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant in paediatrics
- Experience of training other staff
- Wide range of experience in paediatric conditions and related interventions including post operative care
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care OR BTEC Professional Development Qualification for Physiotherapy Support Workers (or relevant NVQ level 3
- Relevant experience working as a senior Healthcare related assistant post (At AfC band 3 or equivalent)
- General education level to GCSE or equivalent
- Evidence of Literacy and Numeracy to Level 2 qualification
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
Desirable
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working in MDT
- Computer literacy
- Excellent IT skills and previous experience of using of patient Information systems or similar in addition to Microsoft Office/Excel software.
- Varied work experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of therapy assessment and interventions and a desire to increase knowledge and its application to Therapy
- Educator/teaching skills
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Good teamwork skills
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust Values (Ambitious, Brave, Compassionate)
- Professional manner
- Positive and helpful
- Able to organise own caseload
- Methodical
- Initiative
- Adaptability
- Able to deal with stressful situations
- Friendly, polite and approachable.
- Able to follow/give instructions
- Attention to detail
- Time management/prioritisation skills
- Excellent communication skills
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with children.
- Recent health or social care experience
- Ability to work with others in a team
- Evidence of ability to organise self and others
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with children following traumatic injuries
- Previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant in paediatrics
- Experience of training other staff
- Wide range of experience in paediatric conditions and related interventions including post operative care
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care OR BTEC Professional Development Qualification for Physiotherapy Support Workers (or relevant NVQ level 3
- Relevant experience working as a senior Healthcare related assistant post (At AfC band 3 or equivalent)
- General education level to GCSE or equivalent
- Evidence of Literacy and Numeracy to Level 2 qualification
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
Desirable
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working in MDT
- Computer literacy
- Excellent IT skills and previous experience of using of patient Information systems or similar in addition to Microsoft Office/Excel software.
- Varied work experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of therapy assessment and interventions and a desire to increase knowledge and its application to Therapy
- Educator/teaching skills
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Good teamwork skills
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust Values (Ambitious, Brave, Compassionate)
- Professional manner
- Positive and helpful
- Able to organise own caseload
- Methodical
- Initiative
- Adaptability
- Able to deal with stressful situations
- Friendly, polite and approachable.
- Able to follow/give instructions
- Attention to detail
- Time management/prioritisation skills
- Excellent communication skills
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital Foundation Trust
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B46NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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