Band 7 Physiotherapist Elective Surgery Team Lead

Job summary

In July 2024, the landscape of elective surgery will be transformed for the residents of Birmingham and Solihull with the opening of a dedicated elective surgical hub at Solihull hospital.

Building on best practice nationally, this hub will provide a unique opportunity to shape and deliver therapy provision in pathways which promote patient engagement. If you are seeking the chance to work in an innovative setting, we have the role for you.

We are looking for enthusiastic, self motivated Physiotherapists to join our inpatient team, with a clinical focus on therapeutic intervention in supporting patients requiring elective surgery including patients managed in our enhanced perioperative care (EPOC) pathway.

Do you have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate both your team and patients? We have an ideal post for you.

Our ethos is to ensure that our patients are able to access the full range of therapy expertise to ensure they gain optimum functional recovery and you will take a lead role in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy service for this pathway.

You will work alongside a dynamic team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy support workers as well as the multiprofessional team. As an autonomous practitioner you will be responsible for your own cases within your clear and defined area- allowing you to practice with confidence with the knowledge of support from the clinical lead.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

This post would be suitable either for an experienced band 7 physiotherapist looking for a new focus, or an experienced band 6 physiotherapist looking to progress into a highly specialist role. We are committed to your continued professional and career development, and maximising your talent

You can expect to join likeminded people who deliver unequivocal excellence in all aspects of their role. You will be passionate about service delivery and will want to make difference. You will mirror our Trust values of being Kind, Connected and Bold.

The value of Allied Health Professional's expertise is recognised in the recent appointment of an AHP director for Solihull Hospital, as well as at board level. This vision is conveyed in our AHP strategy for the next 3 years, which you will have the opportunity to influence and shape.

Participation in the department respiratory physiotherapy overnight on call system, 7 day working rota and evening working will be a requirement to provide the best care for our patients.

Its over to you- if you are passionate about improving care, quality and the overall experience whilst making a difference to the people who access our services, we would love to hear from you.

To join our caring and nurturing team, you can simply apply via this advert or contact Katie Wood, Therapy Lead on email at katie.wood@uhb.nhs.uk or Emily Fanthorpe, Clinical Team Lead on emily.fanthorpe@uhb.nhs.uk or drop and email to connected-solihull@uhb.nhs.uk

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good standard of general education including English language and mathematics, A levels or equivalent

*Degree in Physiotherapy

*Registered with HCPC as a Physiotherapist

*Evidence of relevant postgraduate training in specialist area

Experience

Essential

*Relevant postgraduate experience in specialist areas relevant to the post

*Experience of effective staff management and leadership

*Experience of management of adults within specialist area of practice

*Experience of Physiotherapy students at clinical tutor and supervisor levels

*Experience of leading audit

*Experience of training staff groups at all levels

*Evidence of working effectively in partnership with others within multi-disciplinary teams and across agencies

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Emily Fanthorpe 

emily.fanthorpe@uhb.nhs.uk