Band 5 Physiotherapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join their team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop clinical skills across various specialties while providing high-quality physiotherapy services. Candidates will benefit from ongoing supervision, training opportunities, and a supportive environment to enhance their professional development.

Benefits

Regular clinical supervision

Peer support

Comprehensive in-service education program

Buddy system for new starters

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience in an acute NHS setting.
• Experience in multi-professional teamwork.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Perform physiotherapeutic assessments of diverse patient presentations.
• Manage own caseload and participate in out-of-hours services.
• Involve in supervision and education of physiotherapy students.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Organisational Skills

Time Management

Education

BSc or MSc in Physiotherapy

Registered with Health Care Professions Council

CSP or equivalent professional registration

Evidence of CPD

Good level of written and spoken English (GCSE or equivalent)

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Physiotherapist

The closing date is 26 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 physiotherapist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team.

The successful candidate will participate in our 4 monthly physiotherapy rotational scheme including Trauma, Burns, Oncology , Cardiothoracic, Medicine, MSK outpatients, Specialist Surgery, Neurosciences, Stroke & Critical Care. There are also out of Trust rotations including MSK OP Gym, Orthopaedics, Hydrotherapy & Learning Disabilities.

This is an ideal opportunity to develop your clinical reasoning, communication and problem-solving skills, to become an effective member of the MDT & provide a high standard physiotherapy service.

The post holder will participate in delivery of out of hours services during weekends, & overnight on call.

The successful candidate will have access to regular clinical supervision, peer support and a range of training opportunities. You will be supported in participating in annual appraisals & to complete your preceptorship in your first year of working within the trust.

This will be a 2 stage interview process, the first stage will be a virtual initial assessment the second stage will be face to face interviews. Please note, if you are unsuccessful at stage one, you will not be invited to the second stage.

Stage 1 assessment 5th June

Stage 2 interview face to face 16th June

Successful candidates are required to start work within 3 months of job offer

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach & the ability to work autonomously. They should possess excellent organisational, time management & problem solving skills. The individual will be able to perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients who have diverse presentations & complex physical/psychological conditions. They will need good clinical reasoning & prioritisation skills to provide a high standard of physiotherapy care.

The individual should have relevant clinical experience for this post, & will need experience of working within the acute NHS in an MDT. They should provide evidence of relevant courses & training plus commitment to ongoing CPD. The successful candidate will be responsible for their own caseload within their rotation, working with regular line management. They will receive regular clinical supervision e.g formal training, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review & case conferences.

The individual will be supported to become involved with supervision, education & assessment of physiotherapy students on placement, and will be involved in teaching & training of therapy assistant staff. We run a comprehensive in service education programme, and band 5 staff are fully supported to complete their preceptorship. We offer a buddy system for new band 5 starters to the department.

Band 5 staff are expected to undertake on-call & emergency duty work once they have completed our comprehensive competency programme.

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 responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Appropriate Physiotherapy professional Qualification e.g. MCSP / BSc, or MSc (E)
• *Registered with Health Care Professions Council (E)
• *CSP or equivalent professional registration ( E)
• *Evidence of CPD ( E)
• *Good level of written and spoken English (at least GCSE or equivalent) (E)

Experience

• *Has undertaken a range of clinical placements/rotations that have included an Acute Trust setting (E)
• *Acute NHS experience at undergraduate or graduate level (E)
• *Involvement in Multi professional team work (E)
• *Demonstrates Knowledge of Professional Issues (E)
• *Demonstrates knowledge e of Clinical Governance (E)
• *Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice (E)
• *Awareness of UHBFT Trust (E)
• *Knowledge e of HCPC and CSP Professional Standards and Professional Rules of Conduct (E)

Additional Criteria

• *Enthusiastic and motivated (E)
• *Reliability (E)
• *Flexible approach to working e.g. travels arrangements. (E)
• *Able to meet the physical demands of the job. (E)
• *Able to undertake on call and emergency duty work (E)
• *Successful candidates are required to start work within 3 months of job offer

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust