Advanced Physiotherapist - Metabolic Bone Disorders

Birmingham Women’s and Children; Birmingham; Sur place; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

This post is based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. You will provide physiotherapy for children with Metabolic Bone Disease, particularly Osteogenesis Imperfecta, within a multidisciplinary team.

You will develop and deliver a Musculoskeletal physiotherapy service across out-patients, inpatients, the community and outreach clinics, involving education and supervision of staff and collaboration with other professionals.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy; HCPC registered.
• Experience in paediatric orthopaedics and specialist conditions.
• Experience in training and supervision of other professionals.
• Ability to manage stress and adapt to changes.

Responsabilités

• To provide physiotherapy input to children with Metabolic Bone Disease particularly Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and work within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
• To organise, co-ordinate and deliver a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy service to out-patients, inpatients, in the community and at outreach clinics.
• To provide education, training and practical supervision to physiotherapy and other professional staff in and out of the Trust.

Connaissances

Osteogenesis Imperfecta training

Paediatric orthopaedics

Staff supervision

Stress management

Formation

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registrant

Description du poste

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Advanced Physiotherapist - Metabolic Bone Disorders

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Physiotherapy - Metabolic Bone Disease Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job ref 284-26-8327096-DMRG

Site Birmingham Children's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

This post is based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Location settings include the OI clinics in Waterfall House, the Physiotherapy Department and the wards. C ommunity visits , within homes, nurser ie s and schools , as well as visits across other NHS trusts will be completed within the role .

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team contributing to providing a holistic service, the meeting of national standards and contributing to future research projects. They will work across wider national networks and regularly engage with external agencies. The post holder will provide education, training and practical supervision to physiotherapy staff and other professionals, including schools.

Main duties of the job

To provide physiotherapy input to children with Metabolic Bone Disease particularly Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and work within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

To organise , co-ordinate and deliver a M usculoskeletal (MSK) P hysiotherapy service to out-patients , inpatients, in the community and at outreach clinic’s .

To provide education, training and practical supervision to P hysiotherapy and other professional staff in and out of the Trust . This will include providing specialist advice and support to paediatric physiotherapists across the region and within nurseries and schools .

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registrant

Knowledge and nature of experience

• Evidence of training and supervision of other professionals in osteogenesis imperfecta

Analytical and judgement skills

• Demonstrably able to deal with stress in the workplace, and with changes in working practice.

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Demonstrable experience in a wide range of Paediatric Orthopaedics and of specialist conditions within it.
• Experience of service creation and setting vision for its delivery.

Personal skills/abilities/attributes

• Able to demonstrate BWC Trust values in addition to being aware of own limitations.
• Awareness of needs of individuals from minority groups.

Other requirements

• Willingness to participate in the out of hours physiotherapy rota.

Sponsorship:

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Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.