Are you passionate about supporting patients' recovery and rehabilitation following traumatic injury or orthopaedic surgery? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 5 or an established band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust.
Role Overview
Through this role, you will provide specialist clinical knowledge and support to therapy, nursing, and medical teams with the management of T&O patients, demonstrating critical thinking, evidence-based care, and clinical decision-making to ensure compliance with local and national targets and guidelines.
In addition to clinical duties, you will take a leading role in supervising Junior Therapists, Students, and Therapy Support workers. Individual support and development are essential in creating a rewarding workplace environment. The Trust is committed to supporting your professional, academic, personal, and wellbeing needs.
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide high-quality, safe, and evidence-based Physiotherapy interventions to in-patients across the T&O service, including early supported discharge planning.
2. Manage your own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of service, working independently.
3. Participate in supervision through formal training, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, and case conferences.
4. Undertake all clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
5. Line manage Band 5 Therapists and Therapy Support Workers.
6. Supervise and educate undergraduate Therapy Students, assessing their performance to ensure standards are met.
7. Engage in evidence-based audit and research projects to improve clinical practice, making recommendations to the clinical lead.
8. Contribute to implementing changes to practice and service protocols.
9. Deputise for Band 7s as required.
Our Offer
We support your development through structured supervision, access to local and external training, and regular team training. We are committed to continuous service improvement and value someone with a keen interest in service development, ideally with a successful record in this area.
About Us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust serves Birmingham and the Black Country, an area known for its rich cultural diversity. We are a friendly, welcoming place where you can belong and grow.
Our values—Ambition, Respect, and Compassion—are central to our work and interactions. We aim to improve the life chances and health outcomes of our population, inspiring us daily.
We want working here to be more than just a job—a place where you feel you belong, are happy, safe, and rewarded, and can develop your career in your chosen way. When we say we're 'with you all the way,' we truly mean it. Visit our website to learn more about our ambitions and people plans.
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