Band 6 Physiotherapist 12 months fixed term/ secondment
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Birmingham, B26 2DUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 November 2026
2 days leftJob description
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. We have...
You will be joining a community team in the midst of one of the largest Health and Social Care transformations in the country, with exciting changes and developments, preventing avoidable hospital admissions, premature admission to long-term residential care and facilitating early hospital discharge, plus the added bonus of Birmingham being a fantastic place to work and live.
A real opportunity to work within the self-motivated and aspirational MDT daily, we are currently looking for someone to dynamically lead and promote a culture of home first rehabilitation, so the people of Birmingham are treated in the right place at the right time, evidenced by clinical and performance outcomes. Working multi-professionally, completing assessments and interventions, whilst ensuring the delivery of high quality intervention to patients within their own homes and other community settings.
The ability to travel independently and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role.
A person who is an excellent communicator with a flexible approach, and has existing, or an eagerness to establish, links with Health and Social care partners and a passion for 'trusted assessor' principles, will be at an advantage when working in this team. You will have opportunities to support junior staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care.
We run an excellent Inspire leadership training programme for all staff with line management responsibility, alongside other opportunities to develop your career.
HCPC registrations are a requirement for registered staff roles.
The post holder will be expected to work shifts as required over 7 days (0800-2100) per week in line with service delivery
Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
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Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- Current Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- Extensive evidence of relevant post registration training and continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working in a multidisplinary.
- Relevant experience in community and/or acute or inpatient pathways, including discharge planning.
- Experience of working with other agencies
- Experience of supervision, delegation, student support or training delivery.
- Significant relevant post-registration experience in community rehabilitation.
- Experience of autonomous assessment and management of patients with complex needs.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance, safeguarding, health and safety, risk management, audit and evidence-based practice.
- Ability to safely handle patients and equipment and to work in a range of positions
- Ability to triage referrals, analyse complex information, assess risk and determine the correct pathway and priority
- Ability to undertake person-centred assessment and intervention in patients' homes and hospital settings.
- Ability to develop, deliver and review goal-focused treatment or rehabilitation plans.
- Ability to safely handle patients and equipment and work in a range of environments and positions.
- Knowledge and application of the relevant professional code of conduct and HCPC standards.
- Competence in electronic patient records, digital communication tools and Microsoft Office applications.
- Knowledge of a range of assessment, clinical decision-making, rehabilitation and treatment approaches for the client group.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information and manage barriers to understanding.
- Ability to build effective relationships across acute, community, primary care and social care services.
- Able to work independently, prioritise a varied workload and respond flexibly to changing pressures.
- Ability to delegate and supervise appropriately and act as a senior clinical resource.
- Demonstrates sound judgement, critical thinking and a solution-focused approach.
- Able to work under pressure and in emotive or distressing circumstances.
- Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to equality, diversity, inclusion and the needs of individuals from different backgrounds.
- Committed to learning, reflective practice and continuous improvement.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Full valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work, subject to Trust reasonable adjustment arrangements.
- Ability to travel and work across community locations, EICT bases and Good Hope Hospital.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
3 November 2026
Last checked
5 November 2026
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