Band 6 Physiotherapist Specialist Surgery
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Main duties of the job
To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment to surgical patients at heartlands hospital. You will be required to use excellent clinical reasoning skills to provide high quality and patient centred physiotherapy input.
You will demonstrate a clear understanding of the patient pathways through their journey and recognise the importance of timely and effective physiotherapy intervention to ensure best possible patient outcomes.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills to deal with challenging situations and to be an advocate for their patients. Additionally they will work collaboratively with the wider MDT to optimise the provision of care to patients.
You will participate in service development and support the development and education staff and students. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide patient centred care.
You will participate in the 7 day working rota with the specialist surgery team and will be a member of the physiotherapy respiratory on call rota.
For further information on the role please contact Emma Valums, on 01214241493 or emma.valums@uhb.nhs.uk
Job responsibilities
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.