Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified, HCPC registered Physiotherapist with Amputee Rehabilitation experience or who would like to gain experience within this specialist field, to work within the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality assessments and interventions.
Main duties of the job
The job role is to provide physiotherapy input to the Regional Prosthetic Service, alongside Band 7 Physiotherapists. To participate in the inter-disciplinary assessment process, negotiated client-centred goal settings and completion of outcome measurements for amputees. To be responsible for managing a caseload of amputee patients, both non-limb wearers and prosthetic users and to provide physiotherapy treatments, including early walking aids and gait training techniques. To communicate with physiotherapy departments locally and regionally to relay patient-related information concerning their physiotherapy requirements.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have a minimum of 3 years clinical experience with some experience within amputee rehabilitation (Adults and preferred experience with Paediatrics) and some experience of assessing complex disability.
To enable continuity of service provision, we are looking for someone to work five days a week to provide input to Prosthetic and Amputee Rehabilitation within our Tertiary Centre at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham.
The West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham provides a specialist prosthetic regional service across the whole West Midlands Region. The prosthetic clinics are supported by a wide range of specialist rehabilitation services based within the Centre, including: Access to Communication and Technology, Posture and Mobility, Wheelchair Services, Clinical Measurements Laboratory, Orthotic Services, Counselling and Psychology.
The job role is to provide physiotherapy input to the Regional Prosthetic Service, alongside Band 7 Physiotherapists. To participate in the inter-disciplinary assessment process, negotiated client-centred goal settings and completion of outcome measurements for amputees. To be responsible for managing a caseload of amputee patients, both non-limb wearers and prosthetic users and to provide physiotherapy treatments, including early walking aids and gait training techniques. To communicate with physiotherapy departments locally and regionally to relay patient-related information concerning their physiotherapy requirements.
You must have good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends and practices including evidence based ones
You must be able to communicate effectively with patients /carers /colleagues and other agencies and be able to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have a minimum of 3 years clinical experience with some experience within amputee rehabilitation (Adults and preferred experience with Paediatrics) and some experience of assessing complex disability.
To enable continuity of service provision, we are looking for someone to work five days a week to provide input to Prosthetic and Amputee Rehabilitation within our Tertiary Centre at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham.
The West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham provides a specialist prosthetic regional service across the whole West Midlands Region. The prosthetic clinics are supported by a wide range of specialist rehabilitation services based within the Centre, including: Access to Communication and Technology, Posture and Mobility, Wheelchair Services, Clinical Measurements Laboratory, Orthotic Services, Counselling and Psychology.
The job role is to provide physiotherapy input to the Regional Prosthetic Service, alongside Band 7 Physiotherapists. To participate in the inter-disciplinary assessment process, negotiated client-centred goal settings and completion of outcome measurements for amputees. To be responsible for managing a caseload of amputee patients, both non-limb wearers and prosthetic users and to provide physiotherapy treatments, including early walking aids and gait training techniques. To communicate with physiotherapy departments locally and regionally to relay patient-related information concerning their physiotherapy requirements.
You must have good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends and practices including evidence based ones
You must be able to communicate effectively with patients /carers /colleagues and other agencies and be able to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy / Diploma in Physiotherapy / Physiotherapy Degree
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- oEvidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- oActive Member of clinical interest group
- oSignificant clinical experience
- oAudit participation
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oProven ability to assess and treat patients with physical conditions, using clinical reasoning skills
- oAbility to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends and practices including evidence based ones in the assessment and treatment of amputee patients
- oKnowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process
Desirable
- oSupervisory experience/staff students
- oBasic skills in digital photography and use of associated computer software
- Understanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations
- oAbility to demonstrate flexibility within the changing NHS environment
- oIndependently mobile as travel across the region is required to various work locations e.g. for meetings, home visits
Desirable
- oAbility to work under pressure.
- oWilling to develop new skills as required by relevant service
- oCommitment to interdisciplinary team working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy / Diploma in Physiotherapy / Physiotherapy Degree
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- oEvidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- oActive Member of clinical interest group
- oSignificant clinical experience
- oAudit participation
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oProven ability to assess and treat patients with physical conditions, using clinical reasoning skills
- oAbility to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends and practices including evidence based ones in the assessment and treatment of amputee patients
- oKnowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process
Desirable
- oSupervisory experience/staff students
- oBasic skills in digital photography and use of associated computer software
- Understanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations
- oAbility to demonstrate flexibility within the changing NHS environment
- oIndependently mobile as travel across the region is required to various work locations e.g. for meetings, home visits
Desirable
- oAbility to work under pressure.
- oWilling to develop new skills as required by relevant service
- oCommitment to interdisciplinary team working
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).
