Band 6 Early Intervention Senior Physiotherapist - Central

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working multi-professionally, completing assessments and interventions, whilst ensuring the delivery of high quality intervention to patients within their own homes and other community settings. A person who is an excellent communicator with a flexible approach, and has existing, or an eagerness to establish, links with Health and Social care partners and a passion for 'trusted assessor' principles, will be at an advantage when working in this team. You will have opportunities to support junior staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care.

We run an excellent Inspire leadership training programme for all staff with line management responsibility, alongside other opportunities to develop your career.

HCPC/NMC registrations are a requirement for registered staff roles.
The post holder will be expected to work shifts as required over 7 days (8am - 8pm)

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• Current Health and Care Professions Council registration.
• Extensive evidence of relevant post registration training and CPD.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of working in/with the wider Multi-Disciplinary team
• Relevant rehabilitation experience for a variety of people in a community setting.
• Proven Supervisory skills. Ability to plan and delegate daily workload
• Ability to demonstrate and share knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with other agencies.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessment and treatment approaches for the client group.
• Demonstrates a problem solving approach.
• IT skills in Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance.
• Knowledge and application of clinical effectiveness and evidence based practice. Understanding and application of the CSP code of Professional Conduct.
• Knowledge and application of Health and Safety issues and their relevance in the Community.
• Ability to administer and interpret standardise assessments/outcome measures.
• Ability to act as mentor/supervisor to junior staff and students on placement.
• Awareness of legislation related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults. Knowledge and awareness of current government and initiative drivers.
• Ability to safely handle patients and equipment and to work in a range of positions

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates clear and effective verbal and communicative skills
• Demonstrates ability to generate written communications which are concise, accurate, and legible
• Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of individuals from diverse social and cultural groups
• Able to work independently and delegate work to others appropriately
• Ability to develop and teach ongoing in-service training programmes to junior members of staff/students
• Ability to identify and action health promotion
• Able to demonstrate knowledge and apply standard setting/clinical audit and its relationship to research
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Flexible working approach to changing circumstances
• Organised approach to CPD

Other Job Requirements

Essential criteria

• Car driver
• Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.
• Ability to work across various sites in Birmingham

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

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