Band 6 Rehabilitation Rotation

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity become available within our Specialist Band 6 Rehabilitation Rotations.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking, and dynamic physiotherapist who is able to work effectively and flexibly as part of a Multidisciplinary Team in a Rehabilitation Setting.

We offer 7 Specialty Rotations working across both the Acute and Community Services of Manchester University Foundation Trust (South Locality).

The Rotations are 8 months and the Clinical areas covered are The Stroke Unit, Early Supported Discharge Stroke Team, Outreach Rehabilitation Service, Intermediate Care, Community Neuro Rehab, Community Falls Team and Day Hospital Specialist Clinics for older people.

The departments are committed to CPD and moving the Governments' initiatives forward. Applicants must have a broad range of post graduate experience.

Main duties of the job

• To help deliver a comprehensive physiotherapy service to patients in the area of specialty that you are working in.
• To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with a diverse and often complex presentation. You will require excellent clinical reasoning to develop and deliver individual treatment programs and plan appropriate discharges, and be able to prioritise to clinical need.
• To be responsible for organising and managing your own caseload to meet service need and patient priorities.
• Be able to support, appraise and educate more junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students.
• Support your team leaders and deputise as required.
• To have excellent communication skills with patients, relatives and be able to show empathy and understanding
• Work as part of the therapy team and wider MDT demonstrating excellent communication skills.
• Maintain Confidentiality, dignity and professionalism at all times.
• To participate in the weekend and On call rotas as departmental policy
• To maintain your professional standards of practice and codes of conduct and ensure any staff under your supervision maintain these as well.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 30,000 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

• BSc Physiotherapy MSc or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• CPD portfolio/evidence of post graduate training

Desirable

• Clinical Educators Course
• Membership of relevant specialist interest groups
• Member of CSP

Experience

Essential

• Previous Post graduate clinical experience
• Broad Range of post graduate clinical experience as a Band 5 in a rotational post
• Evidence of working as part of a multidisciplinary, multiagency team at a high standard
• Supervision and education of less experienced staff, assistants and students
• Evidence of working with people with complex rehabilitation needs
• Knowledge of the working of community physiotherapy services

Desirable

• Previous band 6 Experience
• Involvement with Clinical audit and research
• Experience of working with Neurological conditions

Skills

Essential

• Effective communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to undertake appropriate therapy assessments relevant to the clinical speciality
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to use clinical reasoning to make a relevant therapy diagnosis
• High level of skill in handling patients with rehabilitation needs
• Competent IT skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate

Desirable

• Confidence to lead where appropriate
• Training/ teaching/ presentation skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of clinical governance and risk and their implications to practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of current best practice in rehabilitation
• Awareness of the political / national situation

Other

Essential

• Reflect and critically appraise own performance
• UK Driving License and Use of a car for work

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe Offices

1 Stancliffe Road

Wythenshawe

M22 4PJ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

349-LCO-6903740*