Manchester Local Care Organisation have an exciting opportunity for a Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our award winning North Manchester Community Neuro Rehab Team.

The successful candidate will be part of a highly experience dedicated Multi-disciplinary Team and have the opportunity to develop both clinical and leadership skills. They will be enthusiastic and have a passion for delivering high quality services to the population of North Manchester.

This post is based in the Community Stroke and Neuro Service at Charlestown Health Centre with rotations in the following areas:

* Community Stroke Team

* Community Neuro Team - Hospital Pathway

* Community Neuro Team - Community and Long Term Condition Management

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist complex multifactorial clinical assessments, treatment and advice to patients in thecommunity who are living with neurological conditions.

The individual will manage a clinical caseload of clients, including those withcomplex and highly complex needs with support from the band 7 therapists for highly complex patients and supervise the band 4/3 support staff withcaseload management.

The post holder will work without direct supervision as a lone worker in thecommunity assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and modifyingindividualised treatment programmes in a variety of care settings e.g. patients home, clinic setting, residential homes and intermediate care setting for patients with low to highly complex needs.

To provide a comprehensive service the team work on a rota to deliver a 6 day service: Mon- Sat 8:00-16:00. The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in physiotherapy

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate training/qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Broad range of band 5 experience

Desirable

• Direct stroke/neuro experience
• Experience of lone working in the community

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of managing complex patients

Desirable

• Specific skills relating to the management of complex stroke/neuro patients
• Good communication skills
• Supervision skills
• Evidence of service development
• Experience of MDT working

Additional requirement

Essential

• Holds a full UK driving license and has access to a vehicle for works purposes

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Charlestown Health Centre

Charlestown Road

Manchester

M9 7ED

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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