Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (initially fixed term due to secondment for substantive staff)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 820-7011686-ASR
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moseley Hall Hospital and numerous other inpatient sites at BCHC
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Physiotherapist (Rotational)
band 5
Job overview
Are you interested in developing skills working in various settings: working with clients following stroke and other acquired brain injuries, developing skills in the 'Discharge to Assess' approach in 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.
An 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, focusing on client-centred practice within a holistic approach. Providing 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, provide 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.
Working for our organisation
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent Practice
- Varied clinical placements
Desirable criteria
- Experience as Educator
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience during Fieldwork Education and area of speciality
- Documenting evidence of continuing professional development
Skills/knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- Ability to work flexibly
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jayne Thomas
- Job title
- Clinical Physiotherapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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