Advanced Physiotherapist - Metabolic Bone Disorders

Job summary

This post is based at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Location settings include the OI clinics in Waterfall House, the Physiotherapy Department and the wards. Community visits, within homes, nurseries and schools, as well as visits across other NHS trusts will be completed within the role.

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team contributing to providing a holistic service, the meeting of national standards and contributing to future research projects. They will work across wider national networks and regularly engage with external agencies. The post holder will provide education, training and practical supervision to physiotherapy staff and other professionals, including schools.

Main duties of the job

To provide physiotherapy input to children with Metabolic Bone Disease particularly Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and work within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

To organise, co-ordinate and deliver a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy service to out-patients, inpatients, in the community and at outreach clinic's.

To provide education, training and practical supervision to Physiotherapy and other professional staff in and out of the Trust. This will include providing specialist advice and support to paediatric physiotherapists across the region and within nurseries and schools.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.