Job Description

To be a part of organising, co-ordinating and delivering a comprehensive physiotherapy service to children and young people within the burns service. This includes inpatient and outpatient care. You will be an important part of the wider burns MDT. This post holder will assist in providing supervision and training to a variety of professionals.



You will work as part of a team which also provides input to the inpatient trauma and orthopaedics.



We would be delighted to welcome you to join the burns therapy team at Birmingham Children's Hospital.



This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone wishing to broaden their experience in treating paediatric burns and gaining leadership experience as a band 7 physiotherapist in a National Burns Centre. You would also work as part of the wider inpatient physiotherapy trauma team.



You will be a part of organising, coordinating and delivering a comprehensive physiotherapy service to children and young people within the burns service. This includes inpatient and outpatient care. You will be an important part of the wider burns MDT. This post holder will assist in providing supervision and training to a variety of professionals and students.



This is a fixed term post. It could be offered as a full time post over 6 months or for a longer period of time as a part time role and is open for discussion.



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 physical and mental health 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-centred 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.



Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.



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.



Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.



When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).



Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.