Specialist Physiotherapist - Acute Paediatrics
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes.As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
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.
We are a dedicated team providing specialist paediatric input across in-patient and out-patient settings. Clinically the role requires use of varied skills, our service provides therapy working with children with both acute respiratory problems during hospital admission and as part of chronic condition management within out-patient clinics.Orthopaedic presentations range from infant conditions such as congenital talipes to paediatric musculoskeletal presentations and into adolescent management. Our Paediatric Wards and Neonatal Unit are located at the newly opened Midland Metropolitan Hospital with our out-patient clinics including one-to-one therapy sessions, casting clinics and group gym classes running across City and Sandwell Health Campus and Rowley Regis Hospital.
Neurological and developmental presentations may also be seen within the ward setting and within the multi-disciplinary paediatric spasticity management clinic. Through clinical rotations this role also involves working within the Neonatal Unit alongside an advanced neonatal physiotherapist.
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. Some Paediatric experience is essential, but we are a supportive team and can provide specific training to enable the transfer and development of skills and capabilities into this speciality.
We have strong links with our local paediatric tertiary centre, community paediatric physiotherapy colleagues and the paediatric multidisciplinary team as well as local universities for which we provide regular student placements.
Given the complexities of paediatric care, excellent communication skills are essential to provide partnership working with patients and parents / carers and members of the wider MDT from the medical, teaching and social sectors. Equally vital is as a flexible compassionate approach and knowledge and skill across a breath of clinical areas.
Our service currently provides weekend and on call services jointly with our adult respiratory team, depending on individual experience and competence this role may involve active participation across a 7-day service and out of hours on call service, this could involve providing both adult and paediatric respiratory therapy.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation 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 this year 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 . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue 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 strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.
To understand the full extent of this exciting role, you are advised to gain further information by contacting Laura Butler at [email protected] or 07484060826
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Portfolio evidence of CPD
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Membership of APCP
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive experience as Band 5 Physiotherapist in a rotational post. Experience must include working with paediatric patients & in clinical areas involving respiratory and MSK/orthopaedics skills in an acute hospital environment
- Experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy team and the wider MDT
- Experience of delegating to and supervising Physiotherapy/ Rehabilitation Assistants
- Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff or undergraduate Physiotherapy students
- Involvement in audit and research
We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.