# Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist within Rehabilitation Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-rotational-physiotherapist-within-rehabilitation-services/aceb6f4c-511e-46bb-89a9-d20d1cb82da7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-rotational-physiotherapist-within-rehabilitation-services/aceb6f4c-511e-46bb-89a9-d20d1cb82da7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Moseley Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T00:00:55.428Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Moseley/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurological_Rehabilitation_Physiotherapy/Neurological_Rehabilitation_Physiotherapy-v8305569 - **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview **This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment** It is essential that you have a recognised Physiotherapy qualification and current HCPC registration to apply for this post. We are excited to offer the opportunity for a Specialist Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our physiotherapy service within the Adult and Specialist Rehabilitation Division. The post covers 12monthly rotations through the following services: - Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) - Specialist Clinics - Inpatient Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (INRU) - Stroke Unit - Birmingham Neurological Rehab Team (BNRT) - Moor Green - Outpatient Brain Injury Service Rotations are based at either Moseley Hall Hospital or the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre (Selly Oak). Join our well-established specialist teams to deliver neuro-rehabilitation to patients with varied and complex presentations in a wide variety of clinical settings. The post offers great opportunities to both utilise and develop your rehabilitation skills. Applicants will require existing experience in neuro-rehabilitation, a holistic, goal and patient centred approach, excellent communication, organisation and team working skills. Respiratory and supervisory experience is also desirable. ### Main duties of the job - Provide physiotherapy input to the rehabilitation services on a rotational basis through participating in uni and multi-disciplinary assessment and coordination of treatment programmes for patients using these services - Assessing patients’ physiotherapy needs, planning, carrying out and coordinating an individual treatment plan using sound clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based practice. This will include physiotherapy treatment as required alongside the provision of FES - Providing assessment and analysis of rehabilitation, social and care needs of complex patients as part of the Inter-Disciplinary Team, referring on to outside agencies / professionals in discussion with senior members of staff - On the In-patient Neuro Rehabilitation Unit, Moor Green and Birmingham Neuro Rehabilitation Team, involvement in key working a set number of patients in order to plan and co-ordinate their outpatient programme and act as point of contact for clients, carers and outside agencies - Negotiating with patients and carers to agree realistic goals. Deal sensitively with clients and carers / families coping with difficult diagnoses or with long term / degenerative conditions who may have unrealistic expectations - Supervisory responsibility for Physiotherapy students and Therapy Assistants - Provide informative reports and discharge summaries to GP’s, social services, outside agencies and other therapy staff ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification document for full details of the role. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Varied comprehensive rotations at junior grade, undertaken with significant post-registration experience - Experience in neurology - Experience of assessing complex disability including clients with brain injury, spinal cord injury, progressive neurological disorders - Experience of writing reports - Experience of manually handling patients and/or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical assessments and treatments - Highly developed manual and palpatory skills, physiotherapeutic handling and positioning skills, gait re-education and exercise programme development skills for patients with neurological problems - Experience of using cognitive, behavioural and communication strategies to ensure optimal treatment outcomes and rehabilitation goals are met - Knowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process - Understanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them - Computer skills - Basic working knowledge of orthotics - Evidence of good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills, and ability to work independently - Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends, practices and models used in the treatment of people with neurological conditions, including evidence based ones ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS especially those relevant to physiotherapy - Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Clinical Governance, standard setting, the audit process and evidence-based practice (understanding of principles of clinical governance) - Ability to communicate effectively with patients/carers /colleagues and other agencies - Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team - Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible. - Understanding of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) & clinical indications for its use **Desirable** - Supervisory experience - Basic skills in digital photography and use of associated computer software - Presentation skills, including use of PowerPoint ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations - Willing to develop new skills as required by relevant services - Commitment to interdisciplinary team working - Ability to work under pressure - Demonstrates commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and valuing diversity ### Other Job Requirements **Essential** - Ability to be independently mobile to travel across the Trust locations and for home visits on BNRT rotation ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Grad Dip Phys / Diploma in Physiotherapy / Physiotherapy Degree - Health and Care Professions Council registration - Evidence of relevant neurological Continuing Professional Development **Desirable** - Active member of clinical interest group ## Documents - [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722) - [job description & personal specification (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10672438) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.