Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist-Therapy Services
Requirements
Applicants should have completed a core NHS rotation in Respiratory and have relevant experience in managing patients with Musculoskeletal and Neurological conditions. Essential qualifications include appropriate Physiotherapy or professional qualification and state registration with the HCPC.
Job Description
Do you want to work in a department that prioritises staff development & well-being
Would you like an opportunity to develop your skills & knowledge in a wide range of specialities, working alongside highly skilled Clinical Specialist and Consultant Physiotherapists
We have an opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our Band 6 rotations, covering a wide variety of specialist acute in- & out-patient areas; Trauma, including Major Trauma, Respiratory Medicine, Oncology & Haematology, Critical Care, Neurosciences, Stroke, Burns & Plastics, Cardiothoracic & Specialist Surgery including regional transplant centre, Elderly Care & OPAL (Older persons Assessment and Liaison team) & MSK, Neuro & Respiratory Outpatients.
This is a great opportunity if you are looking to move into a senior position or to develop your experience further.
The service actively supports personal development for all staff. Within this role you will be involved in weekly in-service training sessions. We also provide an additional therapy band 6 development programme to support leadership skills.
With any role within UHB, each post comes with the support of our team & managers. This is extended by support from our School of Nursing, AHPs & Midwifery. The department offers exciting opportunities for career growth & development, and our focus is on providing a supportive environment as part of your continuing professional development. We want you to feel a sense of belonging, community, commitment & support.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
You will be involved in the assessment and treatment of patients across a wide variety of clinical specialties.
Applicants should have completed a core NHS rotation in Respiratory and have Respiratory on-call experience, whilst having relevant experience in managing patients with Musculoskeletal and Neurological conditions.
You will support the supervision of band 5 physiotherapists, assistant staff & students on placement.
Key skills for this post include confidence in communication, leadership, collaborative working with peers, clinical reasoning, prioritisation, delegation and time management, and a personal desire to develop.
Within each clinical area there is the opportunity for involvement in service development, audit and research. The department has a strong emphasis on personal development with links to the School of Nursing, AHPs & Midwifery, and several Universities across the region.
Please contact Jonathon Plowright (Clinical Lead Outpatients) 01213713466 or Sarine Baz (Clinical Lead Inpatients) 0121 371 6779
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
- Appropriate Physiotherapy or professional qualification e.g. MCSP/ BSc or MSc. (E)
- State Registration with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC)(E)
- CSP or equivalent professional registration. (E)
- Evidence of commitment to advanced clinical and non-clinical continued professional development within own speciality, e.g. post registration training, management
- Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses and CPD (E)
- Attended Clinical Educators course
- Evidence of leadership training
Essential
- Considerable post registration experience of which should include an acute NHS organisation and completion of core rotations in MSK, Neuro, and Respiratory or significant patient experience in these areas. (E)
- Experience of staff management e.g. supervision and support of staff. (E)
- Competent knowledge and skill in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute and chronic clinical presentations. (E)
- Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology. (E)
- Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management (E)
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process with reference to awareness of EBP and application to clinical practice, using good clinical reasoning skills. (E)
- Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Good understanding of IT systems and its application to clinical practice. (E)
- Competent knowledge and skill in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute and chronic clinical presentations. (E)
- Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology. (E)
- Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management (E)
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process with reference to awareness of EBP and application to clinical practice, using good clinical reasoning skills. (E)
- Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession (E)
- Good understanding of principles of data and statistics and experience of their use in evaluation of service delivery (E)
- Good understanding of IT systems and its application to clinical practice. (E)
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 NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Jonathon Plowright
Jonathon.Plowright@uhb.nhs.uk
01213713466
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
304-1101253
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
Job Description
JD PS - Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist.pdf – 419KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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