* Act as a specialist physiotherapist and be a source of expertise and feedback to colleagues and stakeholders.
* Work autonomously within Trust policy and professional practice and maintain accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
* Perform specialist assessment and treatment of patients within the Integrated MSK Service.
* Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to identify where further investigations or non-physiotherapy management may be required.
* Support junior colleagues in making requests for further investigations.
* Determine a clinical diagnosis, deliver, implement and evaluate individualised treatment programmes.
* Be aware of current clinical research for own speciality and other areas of MSK physiotherapy, informing colleagues on updating practice and line manager on clinical strategy.
* Provide clinical leadership with regards to best practice and current research.
* Assist the MSK Service Manager in clinical governance action plans, service initiatives, and in the planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluation of the service.
* Educate and train all grades of physiotherapists and non-qualified healthcare staff including GPs/FCP's, supporting colleagues in areas of research, audit, and pathway development.
* Deputise or assume delegated responsibility in the absence of Service manager when required.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn. 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've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness, and 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. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing 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 you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. 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 you'll 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. 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
Education & qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
* Specific courses dependent on speciality
* Highly developed specialist knowledge / experience to Masters' level or equivalent in a specialist clinical area
Desirable
* Injection Therapy
Work related circumstances
Essential
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service. This may involve working in the evening and at weekends.
* Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
* Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
Experience
Essential
* Appropriate level of post-registration experience in a specialist clinical field.
* Experience of leadership within a team.
* Experience of liaison with other professionals, partnership working, and networking.
* Research and Development awareness and/or experience.
* Audit experience of own and others practice.
* Contribution to service and staff development.
Knowledge
Essential
* Highly specialist knowledge in anatomy and physiology to underpin relevant clinical skills/practice.
* Good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit, and risk management.
* Understanding of computers/IT and commonly used applications.
Skills & abilities
Essential
* Advanced clinical reasoning skills (in specific clinical area).
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Able to present information in a clear and logical manner.
* Presentation skills.
* Teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills and experience.
* Proven organisational skills including time management, effective delegation, prioritisation, and the ability to complete tasks within deadlines.
* Self-motivated and able to lead and motivate others within a team.
* Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area.
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trafford General Hospital
Moorside Road
Urmston
M41 5SL
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