Job Summary
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We are seeking an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our newly developed rotational programme. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain valuable diverse experience within the community working across a number of services delivering care to inpatients, outpatients and within patient homes.
Rotations are six months and include the Community Respiratory Team, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Inpatient Intermediate Care Unit, Sub-acute Medical Wards, and Neurological Rehabilitation wards with placements across Birmingham.
This post offers an exciting challenge to work across multiple specialities developing holistic assessment skills to manage a wide range of conditions across different aspects of community healthcare.
This is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic, pro-active clinician to be part of our team requiring innovation and creativity in the post to help shape the future delivery of therapy care.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible for the clinical diagnosis, assessment and ongoing physiotherapeutic management of In-Patients. Conditions may include complex permanent disabilities, multiple pathologies, life-limiting conditions and challenging and unpredictable behaviours.
* To provide physiotherapy on the bedded units/gym setting and to undertake assessments of patients in their own homes prior to discharge.
* To work with and provide support to more junior colleagues, PT students on placement and work experience students.
* To act as a source of advice and information for colleagues of all disciplines, patients and their carers/relatives.
* To promote and maintain the ethos of PT in all clinical and professional activities.
About Us
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (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, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation 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 better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Date posted: 19 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 820-7045735-COM
Job locations: Various sites within the Trust as it is a rotational post
Alcester Road South Moseley
Birmingham
B13 8JL
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* HCPC Registration
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* Practice Placement
Experience
* Relevant experience during Fieldwork Education and Work
* Documenting evidence of continuing professional development
Skills/knowledge
* 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/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
* Innovative, creative
* Strong communicator
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address: Various sites within the Trust as it is a rotational post
Alcester Road South Moseley
Birmingham
B13 8JL
Employer's website: https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/
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