University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Community Therapist (Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist)
The closing date is 07 May 2026
To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapist service within the Solihull Community Therapy Team and Specialist Community Falls team.
To provide rehabilitation to our patients; promoting recovery, reducing risk of admission / re‑admission and facilitating discharges and flow from the acute setting into the Community.
To undertake holistic multidisciplinary assessments and provide relevant falls prevention interventions with patients in their home environment with the aim to reduce patient falls and hospital admission rates.
To contribute to seven day working programmes across the organisation.
Please note applicants must hold a valid UK driver’s licence and have access to a vehicle.
Main duties of the job
Hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from senior staff is available if required; clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records. This will include fulfilling duties such as the triaging 'Clinician of the Day', falls coordinator and the 'Rapid Response' therapist as per rota.
Assist with supervision, education and assessment of the performance of students to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
Assist with supervision, education and co‑ordination of generic therapy assistants and junior therapy staff.
Undertake evidence‑based audit and research projects to further own and teams' clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Qualifications
* Good standard of general education including GCSE English and Maths grade C or above
* Degree/diploma in Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy
* Registered with Health and Care Professionals Council
* Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
* Evidence of leadership training
* Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course
Experience
* Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs. This would usually be approximately 12 months and will include experience in Medical, Older People, Trauma and Orthopaedics.
* Specialist knowledge and clinical experience across a range of practices, routine and non‑routine.
* Previous / recent clinical experience working within a Community Therapy Service, completing domiciliary visits and admission prevention pathways.
* Previous and on‑going attendance at mandatory training.
* Experience and understanding of team / in-service development.
* Supervision of Band 5 staff, students and assistants.
* Previous and on‑going attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the specialist clinical work.
* Evidence of attendance at and delivery of in-service training.
* Evidence of active involvement in clinical audit / R&D activity.
* Experience of Vestibular assessment and intervention.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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