Advanced Physiotherapist - Paediatric Orthopaedic Inpatients

Job overview

The post offers an exciting opportunity to work within an inpatient orthopaedic setting and requires the therapist to effectively assess, treat and lead the care of children undergoing elective and trauma surgery including orthopaedic oncology, spinal surgery and major trauma. You will work as part of an inpatient trauma team which also covers the paediatric burn service which you will be able to support.

There will be the expectation of knowledge of working with paediatric orthopaedic conditions either at a band 7 level or as an experienced band 6.

**Important Information - prospective candidates who have applied for this post in the last 6 months and have not been shortlisted should not apply***

Main duties of the job

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You will lead a physiotherapy team that provides physiotherapy to children admitted to BCH under the care of the trauma and orthopaedic, spinal and orthopaedic oncology teams. You will be able to provide decisive and effective therapy input and have a flexible approach when working under pressure. You will need to demonstrate strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within the multidisciplinary team. Supervision and teaching of rotational band 6, band 5, assistant staff and students is an essential part of the role.

You will have an interest in research and audit in order to continue to improve knowledge and skills in the area as well as service development.

You will participate in a comprehensive in-service training programme and individual performance review scheme. There will be an expectation to participate in respiratory or orthopaedic out of hours work, dependant on experience.

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).

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