Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine and Rapid Response therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 381-CT-7251086
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Smethwick
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
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
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HPC Registration
- Portfolio evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience as Junior Physiotherapist in a rotational post. Experience must include working within medicine in an acute hospital environment
- Experience of working as part of a therapy team and the wider MDT
- Experience of delegating to and supervising Physiotherapy/ Rehabilitation Assistants.
- Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff or undergraduate Physiotherapy students
- Participation in emergency duties and 7 day service
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in audit and research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dave Fernandes
- Job title
- Principal Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812707726
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