Band 7 Clinical Team lead - Physiotherapy

Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Perry Tree centre Town Birmingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (plus travel allowance) Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/ :59 Interview date 20/10/2026

Band 7 Clinical Team lead - Physiotherapy

Band 7

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Therapist (0.4818 WTE) to join the team at the Perry Tree Centre Intermediate Care Unit within our North Locality P2 Bed service.

This post will work alongside the existing Band 7 therapist in a job-share arrangement . Ideally, the successful candidate will work on the days when the current Band 7 is not on site, ensuring consistent leadership and support across the service.

The Inpatient Therapy team supports Discharge to Assess pathway and the role is crucial to ensure Therapy teams receive the clinical support and leadership to facilitate discharge and maintain Length of stay .

This is an exciting time to join the Perry Tree Centre. The service currently provides up to 64 intermediate care beds across two floors and plays a key role in the ongoing reconfiguration of our locality-based care model.

The Centre has recently been at the forefront of innovation, including the introduction offalls technology within the service. There is also on-site support from the Occupational Therapy Lead, providing excellent opportunities for multidisciplinary working and professional development.

The team works collaboratively across both wards and is currently involved in a significant transformation programme with our local authority partners.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated and enthusiastic about positively impacting the discharge experience for patients, families, carers and staff, whilst ensuring that people leave the inpatient setting in an appropriate and timely manner.

You will be an experienced clinician who is ready to take the next step in their career. The successful applicant will bring strong clinical leadership skills, a passion for service improvement, and the ability to support teams through change and transformation.

Therapy team at Perry Tree Centre consists of Occupational Therapist , Physiotherapist and Therapy assistants .

The successful candidate will be well supported by:

• The existing Band 7 therapist
• Experienced Band 7 peers across the locality
• The wider therapy leadership team
• The Service Clinical Manager
• Nursing and Clinical Leadership team .

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills, contribute to service transformation, and make a meaningful impact within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Interested?

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to hearing from you.

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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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will have day to day operational responsibility for your Teams (based at Perry Tree centre and you will also contribute to the overall management of the Service alongside the esxisting Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy Clinical Team lead.

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• Current Health Professionals Council registration
• Extensive evidence of relevant post registration training and CPD
• Clinical Supervisors / Fieldwork education

Personal Qualities

• Proven ability to be an active member of a multi-disciplinary team/ inpatients
• Passionate about service improvement
• Experience of leading on Ward level meetings / audits

Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of working within Discharge to assess Model
• Demonstrates a problem solving approach and MDT working
• Evidence of clinical audits , quality improvement
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and Health inequalities
• Experience of working in Inpatients , community hospital
• Clinical practice educator , CSP member
• Ability to meet travel requirements of the role

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.

We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

DBS Costs

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with the Trust will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary in 3 payments over a 3-month period once you start employment. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to these deductions being made. The charges for the DBS include the administration fee. The total costs are £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. For bank Workers the full cost of the DBS check (as detailed above) will be deducted from your pay following completion of your online mandatory training. No payment will be made for your online training until it is all complete and verified by the Temporary Staffing Team. Please note: You will not be able to work any bank shifts until you have completed your mandatory training, and your DBS is in place.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

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Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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