Job summary
Are you interested in Respiratory Physiotherapy? This exciting rotational opportunity is in the Respiratory Team as part of UHB. The specialist services at the trust include acute Non-Invasive Ventilation & Respiratory Support Units, regional Cystic Fibrosis centre, Home Mechanical Ventilation service including Paediatric Transition and Neuromuscular service, the Birmingham Regional Severe Asthma Service and Critical Care. As a member of the team, you will work as part of a 7-day service covering all specialities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative physiotherapists with good clinical skills and experience; excellent team working and time management skills. You will work alongside specialist physiotherapists and MDT members, providing respiratory care and rehabilitation to patients. You will have the opportunity to supervise Physiotherapy students, junior Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Workers. Research and CPD opportunities are encouraged.
This rotational role is based at Birmingham Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals, however, as the Trust is a multi-site organisation you may be required to work at any of the Trust sites and change your normal place of work, either temporarily or on a permanent basis due to development or reorganisation of Trust services.
Applicants will participate in the respiratory overnight on-call service and 7-day working services.
Main duties of the job
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, 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 physiotherapists is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records.
To assist with supervision, education and assessment of the performance of physiotherapy students; this would be 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.
To assist with the supervision, education and co-ordination of physiotherapy assistants, physiotherapy technical instructors and junior physiotherapists.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
- *Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
- *A levels or equivalent qualification.
- *Good standard of general education including GCSE Maths and English grade C and above.
- *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality / within the NHS with experience of elderly and frail elderly, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
- *Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
- *Experience of working with student physiotherapists and assistants.
- *An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- *An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
- *An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and students.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- *An ability to empathise and reassure.
- *An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
- *An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding.
- *An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision and a desire to achieve.
- *Committed to developing expertise within physiotherapy and clinical speciality.
- *Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to cope with frequent exposure to distressing /emotional situations.
- *An ability to work as team leader, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- *An ability to motivate and develop the team.
- *Able to contribute to the 7 day weekend service, extended out of hours and overnight on-call Respiratory Physiotherapy service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
- *Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
- *A levels or equivalent qualification.
- *Good standard of general education including GCSE Maths and English grade C and above.
- *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality / within the NHS with experience of elderly and frail elderly, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
- *Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
- *Experience of working with student physiotherapists and assistants.
- *An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- *An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
- *An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and students.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- *An ability to empathise and reassure.
- *An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
- *An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding.
- *An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision and a desire to achieve.
- *Committed to developing expertise within physiotherapy and clinical speciality.
- *Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to cope with frequent exposure to distressing /emotional situations.
- *An ability to work as team leader, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- *An ability to motivate and develop the team.
- *Able to contribute to the 7 day weekend service, extended out of hours and overnight on-call Respiratory Physiotherapy service.
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
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).
