Job summary
Job overview
Are you interested in developing your skills working in various settings including working with clients following stroke and other acquired brain injuries, general and intermediate care rehabilitation? We are looking for an enthusiastic, client-centred Physiotherapist that enjoys working within interdisciplinary teams and passionate in supporting clients in achieving their goals.
This is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic, pro-active clinician to be part of our team. This post offers an exciting challenge to work with a complex clinical caseload of general medical conditions of older people and complex neurological conditions, and focuses on client-centred practice within a holistic approach. You will provide assessment and treatment for clients within individual and group sessions, good communication skills are essential. You will receive regular supervision, training and appraisal to support your development needs.
This post will comprise of 6 month rotations within the inpatient therapy services, each providing the opportunity to develop clinical skills in a supportive environment. The rotations include:
Ward 6, Moseley Hall Hospital - Sub-acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Ward 12, West Heath Hospital - Sub-acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Ward 8, Moseley Hall Hospital - Inpatient Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Unit.
Ward 9, Moseley Hall Hospital - Neurological Rehabilitation Unit
Anne Marie Howes - Inpatient Intermediate Care Unit.
Main duties of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details please see Job Description and Personal Specification document attached.
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 information on the role, please see the attached job description and person specification
Visit our website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ for further details about Birmingham Community Healthcare including our Trust values which are :
- Caring
- Open
- Respectful
- Responsible
- Inclusive.
We look forward to receiving your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached job description and person specification
Visit our website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ for further details about Birmingham Community Healthcare including our Trust values which are :
- Caring
- Open
- Respectful
- Responsible
- Inclusive.
We look forward to receiving your application
Person Specification
Qualifications training
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent Practice
- Varied clinical placements
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience during Fieldwork Education and area of speciality
- Documenting evidence of continuing professional development
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of best practice in Physiotherapy
- Ability to work singlehandedly with individuals and groups
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Understanding of team/and group dynamics
- Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Good personal organisation skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Personal qualities
Essential
- Innovative, creative
- Strong communicator
- Ability to manually handle clients and equipment and to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical interventions
Other job requirements
Essential
- Current driving license, business insurance and access to own car
- Ability to work flexibly across a 7 day working pattern and to provide support within all InPatient Units across the Trust as and when required
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications training
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent Practice
- Varied clinical placements
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience during Fieldwork Education and area of speciality
- Documenting evidence of continuing professional development
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of best practice in Physiotherapy
- Ability to work singlehandedly with individuals and groups
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Understanding of team/and group dynamics
- Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Good personal organisation skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Personal qualities
Essential
- Innovative, creative
- Strong communicator
- Ability to manually handle clients and equipment and to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical interventions
Other job requirements
Essential
- Current driving license, business insurance and access to own car
- Ability to work flexibly across a 7 day working pattern and to provide support within all InPatient Units across the Trust as and when required
Desirable
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).
