About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about physiotherapy services for children and young people, and are looking for a new challenge?
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the AHP Professional Leadership team and across the Children and Families Division, to maintain and develop the Community Paediatric Physiotherapy service. We are looking for a Paediatric Physiotherapist with significant clinical experience at a senior grade, to provide professional and clinical leadership to our dedicated team.
The role will support the Physiotherapy team and Service Managers to provide excellent care for our children and families. The postholder will identify clinical priorities, setting and monitoring standards for clinical practice, patient centred care planning, and ensuring the team has the right skills and support to deliver a high-quality service.
A thorough understanding of clinical governance, quality measures, the development of clinical outcomes and AHP strategy is also required for this role. There will be the opportunity to work closely with other Professional AHP and Nursing colleagues to ensure a cohesive approach.
For an informal discussion please contact Rhian Saville, Children and Families Divisional AHP Professional Lead ([email protected])
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership and expertise for the Physiotherapy service in the Children & Families Division, improving care for patients and taking an active role in the clinical forums within the Division.To maintain a clinical professional overview for the physiotherapists and advise and work closely with the Service Managers and Clinical Service Managers with regards to the deployment of the staffing resource across the city within available resources. To identify clinical priorities, setting and monitoring standards for clinical practice, patient centred care planning, and ensuring the team has the right skills and support to deliver a high quality service.To promote and facilitate a research and audit culture within the profession, ensuring that proposals are discussed and approval sought via appropriate clinical routes.To act as a clinical specialist for Physiotherapy, providing expert opinion and knowledge within the specialist area of Physiotherapy, clinical colleagues and other professionals.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description/Person Specification for more details regarding the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oDegree (or equivalent qualification) in the relevant profession - Physiotherapy (3) oProfessional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (3) oMasters degree or the following: o Post graduate qualification in an area of clinical expertise o Extensive clinical experience including audit and/or research (3) oEvidence of continuing professional development (3)
Experience Essential
oRelevant clinical supervision/teaching experience oExtensive experience of working with children oRelevant experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team oExtensive experience of working with other agencies, including schools oSignificant experience of staff support/management oRelevant experience of engagement of people who are socially excluded, disabled or disadvantaged
Skills/Knowledge Essential
oKnowledge and understanding of Equality and Diversity issues oCompetent in clinical leadership skills and the ability to lead change oGood working knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance, and of risk and performance management oCompetent in use of IT systems and processes relevant to the area of work oKnowledge and understanding of the goals, vision and values of the Division and the Trust
Personal Qualities Essential
oProven written and oral communication skills, including the ability to deal with challenging and sensitive situations oHas identified method of effectively dealing with pressure and demands of role oDemonstrates flexibility and ability to work in a changing and challenging environment
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address Moseley Hall Hospital
Alcester Road
Birmingham
B13 8JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)