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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Band 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
Accepting applications until: 09-Aug-2024 08:00
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 09-Aug-2024 08:00
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Soho Health Centre
- Cyfeiriad
- Soho Road
- Tref
- Birminham
- Cod post
- B21 9RY
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum (pro rata)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Paediatric Physiotherapy
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are a growing and developing service and are therefore looking to recruit a new Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our team. This is a community post, across the large city of Birmingham, with a caseload of children and young people with neurological and developmental conditions. We would like to recruit a Physiotherapist who is experienced in paediatrics and motivated to help grow and develop the physiotherapy service. The individuals should have proven paediatric experience, working independently and as part of a team.
The work will primarily involve working in school clinic with children with complex physical and learning needs, mainstream schools and community based assessments and intervention. The treatments will be delivered using a Package of Care approach. The post holder will work closely with the child, family and other professionals involved in the child's care.
Candidates will also have responsibility for supervision of designated staff or students.
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To work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams to deliver highly specialist interventions according to the agreed service packages of care and pathways.
To develop and maintain effective working relationships with parents / carers and other stakeholders, using highly developed negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
To maintain, develop and promote excellence in clinical practice within the specialist area of the service, with reference to current research and evidence-based practice, contributing to safe effective practice in the specialist clinical area
Demonstrate clinical leadership and represent the local team/service area in all appropriate meetings to support the planning and development of quality services across the city
To contribute to the identification of training needs of team members, other professionals and deliver training in the highly specialist area
As requested, to take delegated responsibility for ensuring equity of service delivery and management of waiting list and active caseloads across the city in conjunction with the Service Clinical Manager
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Be Part of Our Team...
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 and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab 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 best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
As a Children’s community Physiotherapy Department, we are working as part of Inclusion Services within the Children and Families Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We work across the whole city, in a range of settings, including mainstream, special schools, health centers and Child Development Centre, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility.
We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working. We encourage our Physiotherapists to contribute to service development, and we value new ideas and experiences.
Access to reliable transport or means of travel is essential.
- Carrying out specialist assessments in service area. Developing and implementing a range of programmes of care and treatment to meet the needs of the clients, families and their environments in accordance with agreed pathways and packages of care in specialist area
- Negotiating with multi-disciplinary team colleagues and carers with reference to case management of complex cases including instigating appropriate referrals as appropriate
- Using specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision making for highly complex cases including decisions to discharge
- Undertaking differential diagnosis of cases and contribute to overall decision-making for complex clients with a range of disorders as part of a team approach
- Identifying and planning appropriate intervention including delivering assessment and therapy in groups and one-to-one sessions, in accordance with the pathways & service agreed packages of care
- Taking responsibility for the delegation of therapy programmes to assistants acting as a mentor and supervisor in line with the local delegation policy
- Providing appropriate treatment based on best practice, adapted to client’s needs and priorities including advising other professionals and parent on the appropriate type and level of support needed to develop skills in the home / school environment.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- • HCPC Licence to practice
- • Full Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
- • Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- • Relevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation
- • Relevant training in clinical leadership
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Extensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area of service
- • Extensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
- • Extensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
- • Significant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
- • Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
- • Significant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
- • Extensive experience of providing complex written and verbal information to others to a high standard
- • Significant experience of delivering successful/effective training to a range of qualified professionals in the area of specialism
- • Relevant NHS experience
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Knowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services and specific service area
- • Competent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Carmel Kelly
- Teitl y swydd
- Service Clinical manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07879844406
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For Further information contact:
Carmel Kelly Service Clinical Manager on 07967471358 [email protected]
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