Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is growing and changing. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and we’re hiring people who want to shape what comes next. Formed on 1 April 2020 through the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, we’re now focused on the future with a new Trust Strategy and our Best for the Black Country programme. What we do · Adult and older adult mental health · Children and young people’s mental health · Specialist learning disability services · Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley Why join now · We’ve got real momentum right now. New strategy, clear priorities and our Best for the Black Country work mean things are moving in the right way, fast. · Our values aren’t just posters. People are genuinely compassionate, take responsibility, treat you with respect and help you feel confident and empowered. · You’ll be looked after. Flexible working, family-friendly policies, supportive teams, proper wellbeing support and chances to learn with coaching and development. · There’s room to grow. Loads of services to explore and real space to try ideas and be heard. · It’s a good place to live. Friendly diverse communities, easy transport, good schools and colleges, shopping, food, lots to do, plenty of green space and a lower cost of living than many other city regions. What it’s like to work here You’ll join friendly, skilled teams who look out for each other. We plan together, share caseload pressures, and celebrate wins. New starters get a warm welcome and clear induction; early careers colleagues have preceptorship and buddying; experienced staff can lead, teach and innovate. You’ll have space to do good work, speak up, and see the difference you make. Who we are We’re 4,000 colleagues from many backgrounds, committed to improving health and wellbeing for our communities and for each other. If you’re excited about the role but don’t tick every box, please apply. We value potential and transferable experience. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Chartered Physiotherapist with extensive paediatric experience within the NHS to join the Paediatric Physiotherapy Department based at the Sunflower Centre in Stourbridge. Advert The post holder will clinically lead, with colleagues, an area of the service for children referred, presenting with complex neurological/neuromuscular/orthopaedic conditions and take an advanced role in assessment and treatment. Additionally, there will be a requirement to lead on service development and provide clinical supervision for staff. We have an inhouse orthotics clinic, casting clinic, hydrotherapy, CPIPs clinic and exercise groups for all ages. We are part of an active multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to care for our patients. The team have an imbedded in-service training programme and access to funding for external courses Working for our organisation Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust together with you to achieve healthier, happier lives. The Trust’s values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Empowered. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical:- To be professional and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work. To be responsible for managing your own caseload, including the waiting list, whilst ensuring a high standard of clinical care is provided for the patients you treat. To treat children using a variety of specialised therapy techniques. Support other junior members of the team in providing the above. Analyse and understand impact on child/family, and on physiotherapy treatment, of various treatment plans/diagnosis from other disciplines. Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical information to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide variety of complex paediatric conditions, particularly neuro-development, recommending treatment plans and interventions, developing comprehensive treatment packages. Providing spontaneous and planned advice. To train, direct and supervise parents/carers and other agencies, respite carers, to perform physiotherapy techniques as part of child’s daily routine. To comply with department standards, providing written communication, by way of comprehensive assessment reports to referring agents, the multidisciplinary team and parents/carers with on-going follow-up reports as deemed necessary by the Clinician. To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to ensure, informed consent is gained, paying particular attention to families where there will often be difficulties with effective communication e.g. fear of those who may be unable to accept diagnosis, limited comprehensive skills, altered perception, experience and receptive dysphasia and when English not the first spoken language. Be highly skilled in communicating with children of all ages and their families who have a range of physical and/or psychological basis to understanding and be able to motivate and persuade children with a range of complex conditions/disabilities to work with treatment programme. To keep accurate patient records in accordance with CSP and Departmental Guidelines, including use of outcome measures. To assess children for specific equipment and recommend purchase and use. Funding sourced from either own department, Commissioners, Social Services, Education or Charitable Trust Professional:- To develop and maintain skills required to practise physiotherapy at an advanced level. This will be by attending post graduate training, reflecting on own practise re: - Peer Groups, attending and being a member of Specialist Clinical Interest Groups. To work autonomously and prioritise own work area, balancing all patient related and professional demands. To maintain own clinical and professional development by ensuring you have an awareness of any new trends and developments within the specialism and wider aspects of physiotherapy and incorporate them as appropriate. These may be through CPD Diary in-service training, lectures, courses, professional publications and peer review. To contribute to the planning and delivery of in-service training in a variety of ways on paediatric physiotherapy skills. To communicate complex patient-related information effectively, ensuring patient confidentiality, working collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team and with colleagues outside the NHS e.g. Education and Social Services to ensure delivery of co-ordinated service. To participate in the staff Personal Development Plan as both appraisee and appraiser. To undertake Evidence Based Practice and Audit, leading others in doing so, including Manager, leading to recommendations being made to change clinical practice within the workplace. To show sensitivity to cultural and social diversity. To be alert to the impact this may have on expectations and outcomes by reviewing data and respond accordingly. Liaise with Higher Education Institutes to provide clinical education for Physiotherapy students. This will include attendance at appropriate meetings and courses. To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management. Have sound working knowledge of current Safeguarding Policies/Issues, in order to have safe working practises for both yourself and patient, enabling timely reporting to appropriate agencies. Organisational:- To be responsible for a designated area of work, as agreed by Paediatric Physiotherapy Manager. To manage own diary and work as an effective time manager. To take a lead role in the organisation and management of specific clinics i.e. orthotics, gait, casting, ensuring availability of all resources required to perform the tasks. To assist the clinical physiotherapy manager in future planning and development of service. To take a lead role in both interviewing and the induction process of new staff and to facilitate their instruction in specialist skills required for the job. To be responsible for all equipment issued by the department by adhering to departmental policy including competence of own staff to use and ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice. To be responsible for the maintenance of equipment used by the department for assessment or loan, ensuring records are kept in accordance with Departmental Policy. To provide statistical information as required by Clinical Paediatric Physiotherapy Manager or Trust. To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of the post in order to provide a high level quality service for the children of Dudley. Applying and timelines We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so please apply soon. We shortlist after the closing date and will contact shortlisted candidates usually within two weeks. If you haven’t heard by then, you haven’t been shortlisted. Please check your email for updates and contact Recruitment for feedback. Pay and contracts Most NHS roles are paid under NHS Agenda for Change. With us - your starting point is set against the advertised band and your relevant NHS service, with progression through annual increments. Medical and Very Senior Manager roles follow separate national pay frameworks, not Agenda for Change. Details are provided in each advert and during recruitment. Standards and checks · Clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the Care Certificate. If you don’t have it yet, we’ll support you to complete it in post. · Some roles require a Standard or Enhanced DBS check under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record won’t automatically prevent employment. We consider the role and individual circumstances. · We are an equal opportunities employer, offer flexible working, and are a smoke free Trust. Inclusion, equality and adjustments · We are an equal opportunities employer and offer flexible working. · We are an anti-racist, disability-inclusive and LGBTQ-inclusive Trust. · We welcome applications from under-represented groups and people with lived experience relevant to our services, including Black and Asian colleagues, Disabled people (including non-visible disabilities such as neurodiversity and mental health) and LGBTQ people. · Disabled applicants can request consideration under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme where essential criteria are met. You can ask for reasonable adjustments at every stage of the process. Our culture and values Best for the Black Country is our improvement journey. We share a clear vision and values, lead with compassion and visibility, listen to every voice, keep improving what we do and take ownership for delivery. You’ll feel it in how teams support each other and in the impact your work has on local people. If you want to contribute, learn and progress, this is a great time to join us.