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Location
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Profession
Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
23 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
09 Jul 2025

Job overview

Are you a confident physiotherapist who would like to develop your leadership and Clicnical skills in Cardio-respiratory,  Gastroentrology and Frailty patients?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist Physiotherapist  with acute medicine experience to join the Medicine therapy team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust .

You will need to provide specialist clinical knowledge and support to therapy, nursing and medical teams with the management of acutely unwell elderly patients, demonstrating critical thinking, evidenced based care and clinical decision making ensuring compliance to all national and local targets and guidelines. Along with clinical component this role also involves the supervision of junior therapists, students and therapy support workers working in the team. Working in the Medicine therapy team will give you opportunities to work in various spcialities like cardiology, respiratory, renal, gastroentrology, frailty and fall prevention patients.

You will need to have the ability to be flexible and adaptable,  to assist with the current development of the integrated OT and Physio 7 day service, provide clinical leadership and participate in training and education to develop yourself and the team’s skills. You will be expected to be part of the acute care model of 8am to 8pm working pattern but happy to be flexible in working hours.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist assessment and treatment of patients with diverse and complex presentations within all emergency care and assessment units, and other areas of acute medicine as required.

Contribute to the development of the service within the Medicine Therapy Team.

Support other inpatient teams if required.

Contribute to the supervision & education of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Student Therapists & Support Workers and other professionals within the multi-disciplinary team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.