Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

West Midlands

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 39,000

Full time

11 hours ago

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an outpatient Physiotherapist to join the Solihull Community MSK Services. You will assess and treat patients across eight clinics, supervise students, run classes and contribute to service development in a friendly, evidence‑based team.

This Band 5 permanent post, under Agenda for Change, offers a salary from £32,073 to £39,043 per year, full‑time with flexible working.

Qualifications

Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
MSK experience (student or graduate) and diverse placements.
Registered with Health and Care Professions Council.

Responsibilities

Assess and treat patients across eight Solihull clinics; supervise students and lead classes.
Contribute to service development initiatives and work within a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrate flexible, professional behaviour and strong communication skills.

Skills

MSK experience

Excellent communication

Team working

Prioritisation

Education

Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy

GCSE maths and English grade C+

A Levels or equivalent

HCPC registration

Job description

Job Summary

Come and join our outpatient Physiotherapy team in Solihull Community MSK Services. We believe now is an exciting time to be part of a Community MSK Service, with multiple opportunities to provide outstanding and individualised care to patients within the community in which they live. We are a friendly and welcoming team and are passionate about providing high quality care through Evidence Based learning. In addition, we believe in maximising the potential of each member of the team based on their individual needs, and alongside National agendas such as FCP. As part of our service we run a 'Breaking Down Barriers to Exercise' service, an OA Knee off-loader brace clinic, a range of classes and injection clinics. We are committed to working with local partners to promote physical activity and address the specific health inequalities within the population that we serve.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

The role will involve assessing and treating self and GP referred patients across our 8 clinics within Solihull, supervising students, leading classes and contributing to service development initiatives. We treat adults and some paediatric patients. In the current challenging healthcare environment, the ideal candidate will be flexible and adaptable, with excellent communication and team working skills. The ideal candidate will have had experience within MSK services enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with varying needs in this speciality (MSK).

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
A Levels or equivalent qualification
Registered with Health and Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential

MSK experience (student or post graduate)
Student placements or qualified clinical work to have provided a broad range of experience in for example :
Respiratory
Stroke and Neurology
Musculo-skeletal Conditions
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Experience as a graduate within an acute hospital setting or appropriate community setting
An ability to prioritise and organise own workload
An ability to delegate work to assistants and students
An ability to cope with a range of options, analyse, compare, find solutions and decide on a course of action
Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within Physiotherapy
Demonstrate a professional attitude
Able to take a team lead role in the absence of a senior

Desirable

Relevant post graduate experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

An understanding of a range of physiotherapy practises routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy.
An ability to modify treatment techniques and offer a variety of treatment options
An ability to provide highly developed physical skills
A portfolio / evidence of learning / CPD/ audit / R&D activity relevant to clinical work
An understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
An ability to cope with moving/ manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments
An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing / emotional situations
An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to a 7 day working and on call commitment as required

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

Kirstie Smith

kirstie.smith@uhb.nhs.uk

01213290107

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32073.00 to £39043.00 Yearly