University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist- Specialist Surgery Therapy Team
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Job Summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced band 5, or band 6, physiotherapist to work in the Specialist Surgery team at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. The team provides inpatient therapy services for the regional vascular surgery unit and a variety of other surgical specialties, including GI, ENT, and urology.
You will join our dynamic team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and therapy support workers to provide specialist assessment and holistic therapy across the surgical wards. Working with the multi-disciplinary team to promote recovery, and maximise independence, for patients following surgery or illness.
The role requires experience of working in an appropriate surgical specialty within an acute hospital setting, as well as excellent communication, organisation, and clinical skills. The successful candidate will need to work flexibly within a large team and contribute to the appraisal and development of staff and students. In return, you will gain support from the Band 7 team leaders and the opportunity to further develop your leadership, clinical, and service improvement skills.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
Main duties
- Use therapeutic assessment and clinical reasoning skills to provide a high-quality physiotherapy service on the surgical wards at Heartlands Hospital.
- Possess excellent communication, prioritisation, and organisational skills.
- Have experience of working collaboratively with a surgical multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care.
- Understand the importance of timely, effective physiotherapy intervention to optimise patient outcomes.
- Complete all clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner whilst maintaining associated records.
- Assist with supervision, education, and coordination of band 5 therapists, generic therapy support workers, and students.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of the specialist surgery therapy service.
- Participate in the 7-day working rota with the specialist surgery team, and the respiratory physiotherapy on-call rota.
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For further information on the role, please contact Emma Valums on 0121424 1493 emma.valums@uhb.nhs.uk or Abigail Cartwright abigail.cartwright@uhb.nhs.uk 0121 42 50424 (Mon and (Mon & Wed) 0121 424 9105(Tues & Fri).
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
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 specialty / 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 non-clinical 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.
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Desirable
- It is desirable that the candidate will have had some experience within the specialty 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see the NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Emma Valums
01214241493
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9018196
Job locations
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
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Job Description
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