Specialist Physiotherapist – Neonatal and Acute Paediatrics

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic professional to join our dynamic and supportive Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust.

Our vision is to provide an efficient, accessible service to children and young people and their families in an open, friendly environment and to inspire, support and motivate our team to continue to develop. Our forward thinking and responsive staff aim to maximise potential, promote healthy lives, wellbeing and development. Central to our vision is proactive working with our partners and patients, parents / carers using collaboration to achieve their goals with the needs of the child/young person and family foremost in our approach.

Main duties of the job

Due to the nature of this specialism we require a therapist with excellent communication and problem solving skills, a flexible compassionate approach and knowledge and skills across a breath of clinical areas. Paediatric experience is desirable but we are a supportive team and able to provide specific training to enable the transfer of skills into this speciality.

Through focused clinical rotations, this role would involve;

• Working across City, Sandwell and Rowley Hospitals
• Providing therapy within acute paediatric wards, musculoskeletal outpatients, respiratory out-patient clinics, maternity and neonatal units
• Working closely with a wide range of health professionals within the hospital, in the community setting and across other Paediatric centres
• Assisting with leading and co-ordinating the team to ensure service priorities are met
• Participation in education of Band 5 team members and the wider physiotherapy team to ensure on call competence
• Student education
• Upon development of skill and competence, active participation in the 7 day service

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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