AddressJob summary
- Are you committed to delivering high quality care to patients with a Neurological condition?
- Do you also enjoy treating Older People with Frailty?
- Are you keen to develop in these areas?
Then this is the job for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary Outpatient Neuro and Frailty team. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Stroke and Neuro Therapy Team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be based on the Heartlands Hospital site, but will have opportunity to work across sites whilst remaining in a static post. You will be supported to further develop skills in Neurological conditions, falls, frailty and rehabilitation. You will be encouraged to develop ongoing links with Specialist Neurology services in the area as well as external agencies.
We are a large and vibrant Therapy Team providing high quality Inpatient and Outpatient services from our hospital sites. We have a strong emphasis on staff development and learning, with excellent support and a robust supervision structure in place.
A minimum of 24 months experience is encouraged. Do not miss this opportunity to work within an innovative, friendly team with all of the benefits of being at a large teaching Hospital.
For further details please contact:
Alison Wilkinson Band 8a Occupational Therapist Alison.wilkinson@uhb.nhs.uk
Abi Stothard Senior Physiotherapist abigail.stothard@uhb.nhs.uk
Main duties, tasks & skills required
To provide a high standard Physiotherapy service across the Outpatient Neuro, Falls and Frailty service.
To use your specialist technical skills to assist in the assessment and treatment of your own caseload consisting of Neurological patients also with Falls, Frailty elements to the caseload, You will be working alongside specialist therapists who will be able to support your development.
The caseload is varied and will be a variety of settings - Outpatient clinics and community visits.
To support the development of junior therapists and students.
To be actively involved in service development through data capture and audits.
To contribute to seven day working programmes across the organisation
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
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
- Current registration with Health Professions Council.
- 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.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
- Significant experience of working in an a large complex organisation in a health care environment / acute hospital setting including acute hospital experience in Stroke and Neurology and Health Care of the Older Person
- Evidence of Team /service development
- Supervision of students/assistants/Therapy Support Workers
- A specialist knowledge across a range of physiotherapy practices, routine and nonroutine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy
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 NHS Careers website.
