The Homeward Centre is a 25-bedded therapy and nurse led unit for patients that are medically stable for discharge but still have therapy or care needs to be discharged home. A B6 physiotherapist in The Homeward Centre will provide an invaluable opportunity to gain experience in rehabilitation in an acute setting. You will support patients to achieve their therapy goals with the aim to be discharged home. The Homeward Centre accepts patients from all specialties so the patient caseload will be a varied with opportunities for service development in new clinical pathways. You can expect to gain experience in functional assessments, running exercise classes, falls prevention management and complex discharge planning. You will join an experienced therapy team and will be expected to participate in the weekend rota and in-service training programme.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 physiotherapist looking to progress to the next step to become a Band 6 physiotherapist in in-patient rehabilitation. The post holder will work at the Homeward Centre, a short-term rehabilitation unit on the Good Hope hospital site. It is essential the post holder has good clinical skills, communication and interpersonal skills. They must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have good organisational and time management skills, problem solving skills and an enthusiasm for service development.

The Band 6 Physiotherapist will manage a clinical caseload and will undertake a lead role in assessing, treating and discharge planning. They will work closely with the MDT at the Homeward Centre and therapy teams across the Good Hope site.

A Band 5/6 development post will be considered for the right candidate.

Applicants must be prepared to participate in our 7-day working service.

If you would like to discuss this post further please contact:

Caroline Graham, Clinical Team Leader Stroke & Neurology

Telephone: 0121 424- 9091, Caroline.Graham@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.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• * Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy.
• * Current registration with Health Professions Council.
• * A levels or equivalent qualification
• * Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
• * Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to rehabilitation.

Experience

Essential

• * Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
• * Significant experience of working in an a large complex organisation in a health care environment / acute hospital setting including acute hospital experience in stroke & neurology and out-patients
• * Evidence of Team /service development
• * Supervision of students/assistants/Therapy Support Workers
• * A specialist knowledge across a range of physiotherapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

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