A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
Do you have a passion for working in a fast paced, dynamic front of house service? We are looking for enthusiastic, proactive therapists to join our combined Older Peoples Assessment and Liaison (OPAL) and Integrated Assessment Team (IAT). We provide a Specialist Frailty and Acute Medicine therapy service here at Wythenshawe Hospital. We welcome both Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists working at, or progressing towards, band 6 level to apply for our static, full time positions (2 WTE posts available).
Our OPAL/IAT therapy service aims to deliver high quality care to our patients across the Emergency Department, Clinical Decisions Unit and our Acute Frailty and Acute Medical Units. We are presently expanding our Frailty SDEC services and working closely with our community colleagues across the hospital at home and urgent response services. Our aim is continually to improve outcomes for our older population, and those living with frailty through proactive early assessment and management of complex co-morbidities, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, supporting early discharge and accessing appropriate community services. In addition, we provide services for adults with a variety of clinical conditions presenting to these clinical areas, with ward based respiratory skills required for physiotherapy applicants.
To help deliver a comprehensive therapy service to patients in the area of medicine, with particular knowledge and skills in the management of frailty and existing or willingness to develop generic assessment skills with the support of the Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists accordingly.
To perform advanced therapeutic 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 a 7-day rota, inclusive of weekends and bank holidays between the hours of 8am and 8pm.
To maintain your professional standards of practice and codes of conduct and ensure any staff under your supervision maintain these as well.
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.
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. 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, 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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 17 Mar 2025
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