Senior Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist

Employer information

Flexible working

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

Job overview

Do you have an interest in furthering your paediatric skills?

Come and join the fantastic team of Physiotherapists at Birmingham Children's Hospital. You will be able experience a variety of specialties that will excite and challenge you to learn.

We are seeking enthusiastic physiotherapists to join our friendly and motivated team. These posts are suitable for physiotherapists with broad based post-graduate experience ideally including paediatrics and respiratory care. We offer opportunities to consolidate your existing skills and extend your knowledge by working alongside Advanced Physiotherapist's in a wide variety of areas. Rotations are currently 9 monthly and may include PICU, Neurosciences, Respiratory/CF, Cardiothoracics, Musculoskeletal, Burns, Orthopaedics, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Livers, Oncology, General Paediatrics, Community and Special Schools.

The post holder will gain extensive experience and skills in assessing, treating, and managing a caseload of children with a variety of conditions. There will also be opportunities to actively participate in service development, leadership, audit, and research. Clinical supervision and teaching will be an integral part of the role.

In addition, you will participate in a comprehensive supportive in-service training programme and individual annual performance review scheme. The successful candidate will also be required to participate in the emergency out of hours rota.

Main duties of the job

• To provide an effective and efficient physiotherapy service including assessing, treating, prioritising, and delegating the changing workload within the designated area
• To improve paediatric skills and knowledge by rotating through the various specialty areas.
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of complex patients requiring specialist paediatric physiotherapy intervention
• To provide effective and efficient physiotherapy interventions in accordance with clinical guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
• To participate in audit/research to promote quality standards and evidence-based practice
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, using investigative and analytical skills and to plan, implement and evaluate individualised physiotherapy intervention
• To keep up to date with clinical and professional issues and undertake training and development activities to maintain competence to practice
• To manage, supervise, train and support others
• To participate in the emergency on-call, weekend, and evening service to provide 24-hour cover (involves working unsupervised)

The successful candidate will also be required to participate in the emergency out-of-hours respiratory rota and be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of an evolving and exciting service.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy (MCSP)
• HCPC Registration

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable, extensive broad based post-graduate experience

Desirable criteria

• Paediatric and/or Cardiorespiratory experience in a variety of settings
• Demonstrable experience of supervising staff/students

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• A demonstrably good level of ability to clinically reason through complex patients
• Evidence of participation in audit/research projects
• Evidence of Multidisciplinary team working

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidenced ability to prioritise a caseload
• Willingness to participate in the out of hours rotas

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Be able to demonstrate the Trust values
• Able effectively organise own caseload
• Demonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion within this role

Additional employer information

Sponsorship

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description / Person Specification (PDF, 816.5KB)