[ref. x21623216] Birmingham - Advanced Physiotherapist - Paediatric Orthopaedic Inpatients

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

You will work as part of an inpatient trauma team which also covers the paediatric burn service which you will be able to support.

There will be the expectation of knowledge of working with paediatric orthopaedic conditions either at a band 7 level or as an experienced band 6.

**Important Information - prospective candidates who have applied for this post in the last 6 months and have not been shortlisted should not apply***

Main duties of the job

See attached document that gives further details:

You will need to demonstrate strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within the multidisciplinary team. Supervision and teaching of rotational band 6, band 5, assistant staff and students is an essential part of the role.

You will have an interest in research and audit in order to continue to improve knowledge and skills in the area as well as service development.

You will participate in a comprehensive in-service training programme and individual performance review scheme. There will be an expectation to participate in respiratory or orthopaedic out of hours work, dependant on experience.

Working for our organisation

Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neonatal and foetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Relevant post graduate courses

• Relevant leadership/ management course

Knowledge and Nature of Experience

• Previous experience of working in paediatric orthopaedics at band 6 level or above
• Evidence of teaching and supervising other staff
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary working

• Previous experience of working in paediatric orthopaedic oncology
• Previous experience of working in paediatric spinal surgery
• Previous experience of working in paediatric burn care
• Evidence of training and supervising other professionals in specialist area

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Able to deal with busy workload
• Able to organise/delegate workload
• Evidence of good verbal and written communication skills

• Able to deal with stress and increased working pressures
• Understanding of resource management and skill mix

Professional / Managerial/ Specialist Knowledge

• Desire to keep clinically updated and to deepen interest in speciality
• Willingness to participate in out of hours rotas
• Desire to improve management and leadership skills
• Desire to improve management and leadership skills
• Awareness of needs of individuals from minority groups
• Able to demonstrate basic computer skills

• Membership of specialist interest group eg APCP
• Previous experience of managing a service/team

Personal Skills/ Attributes and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
• Ability to manually handle patients and equipment
• Awareness of limitations
• Able to use initiative
• Able to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability
• Able to demonstrate trust values
• Demonstrates professionalism and positive manner

• Demonstrates self-motivation and forward thinking
• Desire to work effectively and offer a good service

Other

• Good Health Record

Should any new information become available, you will be kept informed of this throughout your recruitment process.

This information will be treated in a confidential manner.