Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a confident and self-motivated Physiotherapist to develop key clinical and team working skills and support their career development. It would be of particular interest & benefit to a Physiotherapist with interests in wholistic wellbeing, healthcare of older people, and/or mental health.
You will join our small but dedicated & supportive team of Physiotherapists supporting adults specifically within Dementia & Frailty services. The service provides high quality recovery-focussed physiotherapy service to those service-users requiring it, through the use of Physiotherapeutic interventions to improve their mental wellbeing & physical functioning and to achieve their goals.
You will be supporting service users & their families and working closely with other members of the MDT on our inpatient wards across Birmingham. You will gain experience in assessing and treating a wide range of musculoskeletal, neurological, functional and frailty conditions. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload and organising your time to meet the needs of the service and service users.
Main duties of the job
To assess, evaluate, treat & advise service-users with varying physical and psychological conditions, individually or in groups as appropriate.
To establish each service-user’s goals and create an individualised plan of physiotherapy intervention to enable recovery & progress towards these.
To maintain accurate and comprehensive physiotherapy records for each client and participate in extensive MDT working, including with family & carers wherever appropriate.
To carry and prioritise your own varied caseload within allocated speciality area, acting as an autonomous practitioner.
To access advice and support from a senior physiotherapist as required.
To contribute to evidence based audit, projects and other activities to further own development and to contribute towards further development of the service.
To act as clinical educator to student Physiotherapists as required, with the support of the wider team.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Graduate Diploma/ Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Member of CSP
- Good written and verbal communication skills (English)
- Competent IT skills
- Right to work within UK
- Committed to maintaining high standards of physiotherapy practice and to own development
- Variety of clinical experience gained through student placements or previous band 5 rotations and sound theoretical knowledge of physiotherapy practice
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Enthusiastic, self motivated and interested in mental & wholistic wellbeing
- Ability to organise own time and prioritise own workload, delegating as necessary
Desirable
- Experience gained within mental health setting
- Able to evaluate and treat patients with barriers to communication such as depression and dementia
Desirable
Desirable
- Qualification in Acupuncture and Member of AACP
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Graduate Diploma/ Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Member of CSP
- Good written and verbal communication skills (English)
- Competent IT skills
- Right to work within UK
- Committed to maintaining high standards of physiotherapy practice and to own development
- Variety of clinical experience gained through student placements or previous band 5 rotations and sound theoretical knowledge of physiotherapy practice
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Enthusiastic, self motivated and interested in mental & wholistic wellbeing
- Ability to organise own time and prioritise own workload, delegating as necessary
Desirable
- Experience gained within mental health setting
- Able to evaluate and treat patients with barriers to communication such as depression and dementia
Desirable
Desirable
- Qualification in Acupuncture and Member of AACP
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
