Advanced Physiotherapist - Paediatric Burns

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Advanced Physiotherapist to work within our specialist burns centre. An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to form an essential part of the multidisciplinary team treating this patient group at Birmingham Children's Hospital. This post has become available due to a long term member of burns therapy team being successful in gaining a new role within the trust. In this role you will treat children on our paediatric intensive care unit, on the ward and through to their outpatient care. You will be integral to supporting development of the service, development of more junior staff and will have the opportunity to network with burns therapists across the region. As part of this role, you will also be working alongside the inpatient orthopaedic physiotherapy team, as well as the wider physiotherapy department. You will be an essential part of the burns multidisciplinary team. There are plenty of learning opportunities within this role with weekly burns teaching as well as teaching within the physiotherapy department. The post is offered at 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours per week) and is currently planned as three 7.5-hour working days per week. The preferred working pattern is Wednesday to Friday; however, flexible arrangements will be considered. Weekend working will also be required in addition to the core hours.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will use your specialist clinical knowledge and skills to assess and treat children with a burn injury, as well as complex plastics patients in a variety of settings eg PICU, inpatients and outpatients. You will also see children seen by the dermatology service under the specialist epidermolysis bullosa team.

You will provideprofessional leadership for the Physiotherapy department, setting out the role of Physiotherapy clearly and defining the indicators of a high quality Physiotherapy service.

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide a cohesive service for this patient group.

To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.

You will participate in local special interest groups as a means of developing best practice within Physiotherapy within Burns and Plastics speciality.

You will adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's of Professional Conduct and Trust Policy and Procedures.

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.