Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
This role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking Physiotherapist to join our rotation working across the ELM Unit (Trafford), Trafford Surgical Elective Hub (TSEH) and Trauma Orthopaedics at Wythenshawe. Rotations are currently 9 months.
The ELM Unit delivers the post-acute femoral and fragility fracture rehabilitation pathway for Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) it has dedicated rehabilitation and assessment areas. TSEH delivers Specialist Elective In-patient and Day Surgery services across MFT. The Trauma Orthopaedic team delivers the Specialist Fracture Neck of Femur pathway for MFT.
The successful candidate will need to have clinical experience in orthopaedics, rehabilitation and managing complex cases. Demonstrate excellent assessment and clinical reasoning skills with well-developed discharge planning skills. Have the ability to work under pressure in a busy acute environment.
As part of this Band 6 role the successful applicant will be able to contribute to service developments and quality improvement initiatives. Supervise Band 5's and unregistered members of the team.
The successful candidate will contribute to the weekend and on-call respiratory rotas. During the rotation at the TSEH the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the evening twilight service.
We are looking for someone who has relevant clinical expertise with a specialist interest in orthopaedics to deliver high quality care and patient experience.
Main duties of the job
1. To help deliver a comprehensive physiotherapy service to patients in the area of specialty that you are working in.
2. 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.
3. To be responsible for organising and managing your own caseload to meet service need and patient priorities.
4. Be able to support, appraise and educate more junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students.
5. Support your team leaders and deputise as required.
6. To have excellent communication skills with patients, relatives and be able to show empathy and understanding.
7. Work as part of the therapy team and wider MDT demonstrating excellent communication skills.
8. Maintain confidentiality, dignity and professionalism at all times.
9. To participate in the weekend and on-call rotas as departmental policy.
10. 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 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 responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.
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. We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc Physiotherapy MSc or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of CPD
* Relevant Post graduate course
* Membership of relevant specialist interest groups
* Member of CSP
Experience
* Previous Post graduate clinical experience
* Previous post graduate clinical experience in orthopaedics
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Supervision and education of less experienced staff, assistants and students
* Involvement with audit and research
* Membership of department/Trust groups e.g. Health and Safety
* Previous Band 6 experience
Skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients, carers and colleagues
* Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
* Good analytical and problem solving skills - clinical reasoning
* Effective written communication skills eg. clinical records and reports
* To be able to maintain safe Moving and Handling
* Good therapeutic handling skills
* Ability to motivate and negotiate to encourage reluctant and challenging patients
* Ability to work as part of a team
Knowledge
* Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for practice
* Well developed contemporary theoretical underpinning knowledge of physiotherapy
* Knowledge of community services & discharge pathways
* Aware of the political / national situation
Other
* Participation in on call and weekend working
* Flexible to meet service delivery needs
* UK Driving licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)
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