We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our Pelvic Health team at MFT team to lead the out-patient service across Trafford General Hospital and Wythenshawe. There may also be the occasional requirement to cover clinics at St Mary's Hospital or North Manchester . Previous experience of assessing and treating patients with pelvic floor dysfunction is essential, experience of working with male patients would be desirable.

To work autonomously within Trust policy and professional practice and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records.

To be responsible for your own clinical caseload in Pelvic Health and communicate effectively with the Physiotherapy team and the wider MDT across MFT.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the clinical caseload in the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service at Trafford General Hospital and Wythenshawe hospital.

To perform specialist assessment and treatment of patients and determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required. The patient will present with acute or chronic conditions, some of which may be complex.

To provide the senior staff/managers with information to assist the planning and development of the service, to achieve the departmental objectives.

To promote quality improvement within the pelvic health service and be actively involved in the quality assurance programme with team leads from other therapy specialists.

You will monitor and actively manage the waiting lists to ensure effective utilisation and optimal patient care with the support of your manager.

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 MattersMFT 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

Educational

Essential

• Bsc (Hons) Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Member of POGP or equivalent special interest group
• Understanding of current UK government Pelvic Health policy

Desirable

• Completion of a leadership / management course / project
• Post graduate education in pelvic helath

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant clinical experience within Pelvic Health
• Experience of supervision of staff
• Experience of managing waiting list / templates
• Understanding of clinical effectiveness and how to monitor it
• Understanding of clinical governance and it's importance

Desirable

• Experience as a Band 7 in the Pelvic Health field

Clinical skills / Abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Well developed clinical reasoning and analytical skills
• Ability to work autonomously and be a contact for less experienced staff

Desirable

• Evidence of a leadership project

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe and Trafford Physiotherapy departments

Southmoor Road Wythenshawe and Moorside Road Trafford

Manchester

M41 5SL

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