Specialist Physiotherapist - Acute Paediatrics (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Physiotherapy - Sandwell and[...]

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; Sandwell; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Specialist Physiotherapist - Acute Paediatrics

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Evening and weekend working required) Job ref 381-CT-6912570-A

Site SWB NHS Trust Town Sandwell and West Birmingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/04/2025 23:59

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

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.

We will consider applications from those who don't meet the full essential criteria, the contract will be offered on a band 5 development basis.

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 breadth 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.

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 a flexible compassionate approach and knowledge and skill across a breadth 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.

Experience

• 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

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.

Name Laura Butler Job title Acute Paediatric and Neonatal Service Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07484060826