Advanced Physiotherapist - Paediatric Burns

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Advanced Physiotherapist to work within our specialist burns centre. An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to form an essential part of the multidisciplinary team treating this patient group at Birmingham Children's Hospital. This post has become available due to a long term member of burns therapy team being successful in gaining a new role within the trust.

In this role you will treat children on our paediatric intensive care unit, on the ward and through to their outpatient care. You will be integral to supporting development of the service, development of more junior staff and will have the opportunity to network with burns therapists across the region. As part of this role, you will also be working alongside the inpatient orthopaedic physiotherapy team, as well as the wider physiotherapy department.

You will be an essential part of the burns multidisciplinary team. There are plenty of learning opportunities within this role with weekly burns teaching as well as teaching within the physiotherapy department.

The post is offered at 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours per week) and is currently planned as three 7.5-hour working days per week. The preferred working pattern is Wednesday to Friday; however, flexible arrangements will be considered. Weekend working will also be required in addition to the core hours.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will use your specialist clinical knowledge and skills to assess and treat children with a burn injury, as well as complex plastics patients in a variety of settings eg PICU, inpatients and outpatients. You will also see children seen by the dermatology service under the specialist epidermolysis bullosa team.

You will provide professional leadership for the Physiotherapy department, setting out the role of Physiotherapy clearly and defining the indicators of a high quality Physiotherapy service.

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide a cohesive service for this patient group.

To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.

You will participate in local special interest groups as a means of developing best practice within Physiotherapy within Burns and Plastics speciality.

You will adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy’s of Professional Conduct and Trust Policy and Procedures.

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.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Applicant requirements

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.