Main area Acute and Secure Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) Job ref 436-7048168
Employer Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northcroft Town Erdington, Birmingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 29/04/2025
Band 6 Physiotherapist - Acute and Secure
Band 6
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
To provide an effective, high quality physiotherapy service for service-users, primarily within the adult (18-65 years old) inpatient services. This includes working with patients on Acute and Secure wards of BSMHFT, in order to promote optimum physical health and wellbeing. Physiotherapy service to Steps to Recovery Units, CAMHS and FCAMHS falls under the remit of the team and therefore the post-holder is expected to work in those areas, should there be a need for it. The post-holder will manage a caseload across multiple wards. Service-users may have multiple needs with a combination of physical health problems and mental health problems, dementia &/or learning disabilities.
Main duties of the job
* To manage a complex caseload of service-users referred to the Physiotherapy service, providing expert physiotherapy assessment, treatment, advice and education.
* To work with multi-disciplinary teams and carers to integrate treatment and advice into cohesive care plans ensuring individual, holistic recovery, focussing on the whole person.
* To work as an autonomous practitioner providing specialist physiotherapy advice to multi-disciplinary teams and other health and social care professionals.
* To utilise knowledge and skills to plan, organise and deliver training to Physiotherapy team colleagues, students and other professional groups.
* To contribute toward the planning, development and evaluation of the BSMHFT physiotherapy service.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Person specification
* BSc/ MSc / Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
* HCPC Registered
* Ability to work flexibly across the trust.
* Well rounded clinical experience
* Experience of working in in-patient and community settings
* Experience of working in mental health services
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
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