Job summary
Neurological Physiotherapist in Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
The West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre offers a wide range of integrated services for people with neurological and amputee conditions across the whole West Midlands. Services include: Specialist Orthotics, Amputee Rehabilitation, Access to Communication/Environmental technologies, Posture & Mobility, Counselling /Psychology and Specialist Neurological clinics. The latter are Consultant led and include Spasticity, Intrathecal Baclofen, Multiple Sclerosis, Non-Traumatic Spinal Injury, Young Adults, Neuro-muscular, General Rehab. FES is therapy led.
Due to increased demands on the FES service, we are able to offer a permanent post for a Band 7 Neurological Physiotherapist. This post has leadership opportunities as you will be supporting the FES Service Lead in delivering clinical and managerial aspects of the Service.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, qualified, HCPC registered Physiotherapist who has extensive rehabilitation and neurological experience. You will work in a multidisciplinary team and autonomously to provide high quality assessment and FES interventions. Formal training in FES is an essential requirement. Clinical supervision and support will be provided by the Consultant Physiotherapist in FES.
You must be organised, have good time management skills and be able to prioritise your workload. You must also be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up-to-date clinical trends and practices which are evidence based. Other skills required include; being able to communicate effectively with patients/carers/colleagues/other agencies and being able to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
About us
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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Grad Dip Phys / Diploma in Physiotherapy / Physiotherapy Degree
- Evidence of relevant CPD
- Training in FES essential
Desirable
- Active member of clinical interest group
Experience
Essential
- Varied comprehensive rotations at junior grade, undertaken with substantial relevant post-registration experience.
- Experience in neurology for adults and management of symptoms e.g: spasticity
- Experience of assessing complex disability including clients with brain injury, spinal cord injury, progressive neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis etc.
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to assess and treat patients with neurological conditions, using clinical reasoning skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process.
- Understanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them.
- Basic knowledge of Orthotic interventions.
- Basic computer skills - Microsoft packages.
- Evidence of good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills, and ability to work independently.
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends, practices and models used in the treatment of people with neurological conditions, including evidence based ones.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS especially those relevant to physiotherapy.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Clinical Governance, standard setting, the audit process and evidence-based practice (understanding of principles of clinical governance).
- Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in Health and Safety.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/carers/colleagues and other agencies, which may include sensitive and/or contentious information. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation, reassurance and require expert verbal and non-verbal skills. Use of simple and more complex communication technology may be used by patients and interpreters may be used on occasions. May need to convey sensitive and/or contentious information to clients and carers.
- Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team.
- Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
- Ability to manually handle patients and/or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical assessments and treatments.
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed manual and palpatory skills, physiotherapeutic handling and positioning skills, gait re-education and exercise programme development skills for patients with neurological problems.
- Understanding of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) & clinical indications for its use
- Ability to use cognitive, behavioural and communication strategies to ensure optimal treatment outcomes and rehabilitation goals are met.
- Participation in clinic audits.
Desirable
- Supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of use of augmentative aids to communication.
- Knowledge of wheelchair assessment and postural management
- Basic skills in digital photography and use of associated computer software.
- Presentation skills, including the use of PowerPoint.
Personal
Essential
- Reliable
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility within the changing NHS environment
- Willing to develop new skills as required by relevant services
- Commitment to interdisciplinary team working
- Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrates commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and valuing diversity
Other
Essential
- Able to travel when required to various work locations eg. for meetings, home visits.
- Occupational Health clearance
- Disclosure and Barring service clearance
- Flexible disposition
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Grad Dip Phys / Diploma in Physiotherapy / Physiotherapy Degree
- Evidence of relevant CPD
- Training in FES essential
Desirable
- Active member of clinical interest group
Experience
Essential
- Varied comprehensive rotations at junior grade, undertaken with substantial relevant post-registration experience.
- Experience in neurology for adults and management of symptoms e.g: spasticity
- Experience of assessing complex disability including clients with brain injury, spinal cord injury, progressive neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis etc.
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to assess and treat patients with neurological conditions, using clinical reasoning skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process.
- Understanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them.
- Basic knowledge of Orthotic interventions.
- Basic computer skills - Microsoft packages.
- Evidence of good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills, and ability to work independently.
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends, practices and models used in the treatment of people with neurological conditions, including evidence based ones.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS especially those relevant to physiotherapy.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Clinical Governance, standard setting, the audit process and evidence-based practice (understanding of principles of clinical governance).
- Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in Health and Safety.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/carers/colleagues and other agencies, which may include sensitive and/or contentious information. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation, reassurance and require expert verbal and non-verbal skills. Use of simple and more complex communication technology may be used by patients and interpreters may be used on occasions. May need to convey sensitive and/or contentious information to clients and carers.
- Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team.
- Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
- Ability to manually handle patients and/or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical assessments and treatments.
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed manual and palpatory skills, physiotherapeutic handling and positioning skills, gait re-education and exercise programme development skills for patients with neurological problems.
- Understanding of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) & clinical indications for its use
- Ability to use cognitive, behavioural and communication strategies to ensure optimal treatment outcomes and rehabilitation goals are met.
- Participation in clinic audits.
Desirable
- Supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of use of augmentative aids to communication.
- Knowledge of wheelchair assessment and postural management
- Basic skills in digital photography and use of associated computer software.
- Presentation skills, including the use of PowerPoint.
Personal
Essential
- Reliable
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility within the changing NHS environment
- Willing to develop new skills as required by relevant services
- Commitment to interdisciplinary team working
- Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrates commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and valuing diversity
Other
Essential
- Able to travel when required to various work locations eg. for meetings, home visits.
- Occupational Health clearance
- Disclosure and Barring service clearance
- Flexible disposition
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).
