Job summary
- Main area
- Rapid Response- Front door- Accident and Emergency- and Acute Medical Units
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 381-CT-6237475
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- West Bromich
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
An exciting oppotunity has arised in the Rapid Response therapy team for a band 6 physiotherapist. Last year nominated for the clincial team of the year, the Rapid response therapy team focues on avoiding unneccessary hospital admission by having a hollistic approach and completing a comprehensive therapeutic assessment and providing a patient centered treatment at the front door- A&E and AMU
You will be part of a service that operates 8am to 8pm, with flexible working patterns considered. Contribution to a seven-day working rota is a requirement of the role.
As part of improving the services at the front door, the Rapid Response therapy team also plays a vital role in providing therapy within the Frailty intervention team (FIT). A seamless rotation of staff within the Acute medical units and FIT team what makes this a great working team and an excellent for patient’s journey and their care.
Maintain respiratory competencies to facilitate participation in out-of-hours service as required.
Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Supervise and educate undergraduate Physiotherapy students and assess their performance as required to ensure their standard of practice and knowledge meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
Undertake evidence based audit and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice and make recommendations to the clinical lead of that service regarding changes in practice by the team.
Main duties of the job
Assess and treat patient in Emergency department, Acute Medical Unit and Frailty assessment unit with therapy social needs.
Able to complete a comprehensive and hollistic assessment and discharge plans for patients.
To be able to complete respiratory assessment and treatment for patient needing chest physiotherapy.
To be part of the team inservice and teaching programme.
To be able to coordinate the team as the senior, supervise junior staff members and support workers. Also to take on students from different West Midland Universities
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Portfolio evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience as Band 5 Physiotherapist in a rotational post. Experience must include working within Emergency Care or Medicine in an acute hospital environment
- Experience of working as part of a therapy 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
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in audit & research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dave Fernandes
- Job title
- Service Lead- RRTS Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813992868
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