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Senior Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist (Band 6)
The closing date is 27 August 2025
Do you have an interest in furthering your paediatric skills?
Come and join the fantastic team of Physiotherapists at Birmingham Children's Hospital. You will be able experience a variety of specialties that will excite and challenge you to learn.
We are seeking enthusiastic physiotherapists to join our friendly and motivated team. These posts are suitable for physiotherapists with broad based post-graduate experience ideally including paediatrics and respiratory care. We offer opportunities to consolidate your existing skills and extend your knowledge by working alongside Advanced Physiotherapist's in a wide variety of areas. Rotations are currently 9 monthly and may include PICU, Neurosciences, Respiratory/CF, Cardiothoracics, Musculoskeletal, Burns, Orthopaedics, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Livers, Oncology, General Paediatrics, Community and Special Schools.
The post holder will gain extensive experience and skills in assessing, treating, and managing a caseload of children with a variety of conditions. There will also be opportunities to actively participate in service development, leadership, audit, and research. Clinical supervision and teaching will be an integral part of the role. In addition, you will participate in a comprehensive supportive in-service training programme and individual annual performance review scheme. The successful candidate will also be required to participate in the emergency out of hours rota.
Main duties of the job
* To provide an effective and efficient physiotherapy service including assessing, treating, prioritising, and delegating the changing workload within the designated area
* To improve paediatric skills and knowledge by rotating through the various specialty areas.
* To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of complex patients requiring specialist paediatric physiotherapy intervention
* To provide effective and efficient physiotherapy interventions in accordance with clinical guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
* To participate in audit/research to promote quality standards and evidence-based practice
* To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, using investigative and analytical skills and to plan, implement and evaluate individualised physiotherapy intervention
* To keep up to date with clinical and professional issues and undertake training and development activities to maintain competence to practice
* To manage, supervise, train and support others
* To participate in the emergency on-call, weekend, and evening service to provide 24-hour cover (involves working unsupervised)
The successful candidate will also be required to participate in the emergency out-of-hours respiratory rota and be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of an evolving and exciting service.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy (MCSP)
* HCPC Registration
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
* Paediatric and/or Cardiorespiratory experience in a variety of settings
* Experience of supervising staff/students
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* A good level of ability to clinically reason through complex patients
* Ability to apply policy
* Evidence of participation in audit/research projects
* Evidence of Multidisciplinary team working
* Evidence of good communication skills
* Knowledge of current professional issues and government policies
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
* Ability to prioritise a caseload
* Ability to plan and participate in MDT working
* Ability to plan/schedule for Band 5/Assistant/Student
* Willingness to participate in the out of hours rotas
* Able to demonstrate basic computer skills
* Record of continuing professional development
* Membership of specialist interest group e.g. APCP
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
* Be able to demonstrate the Trust values
* Able effectively organise own caseload
* To be flexible and adaptable
* Demonstrates professionalism and a positive attitude
* Demonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion within this role
* Be punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
* Ability to manually handle patients and equipment
* Show initiative and self motivation
Other Requirements
* Good Health Record
* Able to travel to offsite locations/patient's homes
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.
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