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Main area
MSK Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
820-6170981-ASR
Employer
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Citywide
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
20/05/2024

Employer heading

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 5 Physiotherapist - MSK

Band 5

Job overview

Would you like to work in a dynamic MSK Physiotherapy Service with exciting career development opportunities and the added benefit of being in the vibrant city of Birmingham?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and self-motivated Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy Service within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The Service includes core MSK Physiotherapy, Orthopaedic Triage and Pain Management.  We provide specialist MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy to the diverse local communities across 18 clinic sites. We accept referrals from GPs, ACPs and Allied Health Professionals, as well as patient self-referrals.

We are looking for suitably a qualified Physiotherapist to join our friendly and innovative team. Evidence of experience of working in an Outpatient Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy environment is essential and previous NHS experience is desirable. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about providing first class assessment & treatment to people with a variety of both chronic and acute MSK disorders.  You should be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge & evidence of CPD in MSK Physiotherapy & be prepared to contribute to our comprehensive IST programme & clinical interest groups. 

You will be responsible for managing your own patient caseload within a supportive & experienced team and it is likely that you will supervise students. There will be the opportunity to initiate, lead on & contribute to service development initiatives and be involved in regular audits. 

You will usually be timetabled to work out of a maximum of two different clinics over your working week. We will take into account any requests to work in a certain geographical location however, you may be required to move base as service demands alter. Operating hours are from 7am to 7pm in some clinics across the city and there may be the opportunity for flexible working. 

Working for our organisation

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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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are a friendly team striving to work in an evidence-based practice & we aim to support your learning needs throughout.

  • You will have a designated mentor (at band 6) with whom you can meet with on a monthly basis to help with your development.
  • As a wider MSK service, we meet in groups of clinicians (comprising of band 3-8b) on a monthly basis to work on a specific project related to developing our Service. These monthly meetings are also used for IST & to discuss complex case scenarios.
  • You will have your own CPD time to be used for personal development such as peer sessions with other clinicians, shadowing of the Orthopaedic Triage or Pain Management Service or attending courses. Course funding may be available subject to service requirements.
  • You will also have the opportunity to participate in service development such as clinical audit,  overseeing the running of classes & project based initiatives.
  • For your own development, you will also have access to Advanced Clinical Practitioners & Consultant Physiotherapists.
  • We are a research-active MSK service & have been clinical sites for trials such as BOOST, TEMPO, PANDA & GRASP.

Person specification

Qualifications / training

Essential criteria
  • • Diploma/degree in physiotherapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Placement or experience within Musculoskeletal Outpatients / Orthopaedics
Desirable criteria
  • Placement or experience working in Neuro / Rehab and Respiratory.
  • Evidence of working within the NHS

Skills/knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal
  • Experience of working in a team
  • Evidence of relevant and up to date CPD
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work independently

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Committed to further learning and development
  • Must be reliable, flexible and self motivated in approach to duties
Desirable criteria
  • UK Driving Licence or equivalent & access to a car

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gemma Garfield
Job title
MSK Deputy Head of Service
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Lorraine Tuersley

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Trudi Grannum

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Dan Hope

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Mandeep Lotay

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