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Specialist Physiotherapist - Amputee Rehabilitation
Band 7
Main area: Physiotherapy - Amputee Rehabilitation
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours per week worked flexibly Monday-Friday.)
Job ref: 349-CSS-7044665*
Site: Specialised Ability Centre
Town: Manchester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 physiotherapist working within the field of Amputee Rehabilitation.
The post is available to internal applicants currently employed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist within the Specialised Ability Centre prosthetic service.
The post holder will manage the physiotherapy service and work alongside a highly skilled and specialist multidisciplinary team.
You will provide assessment and treatment to both new and established amputees at the Specialised Ability Centre. As the lead physiotherapist responsible for delivering amputee rehabilitation, it is expected that you have experience of working with complex patients and have substantial prosthetic knowledge.
You must be passionate about providing a high-quality service for patients, have excellent communication skills both verbal and written, and have experience of working both independently and as part of a team.
The post will involve working with paediatrics in both the outpatient and community setting as part of a specialist MDT.
You will be able to demonstrate involvement in service and team development, including supporting senior clinical leads as well as supervision of clinical staff and students.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their leadership skills, alongside using clinical specialty skills in physiotherapy.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have the skills to undertake, on a daily basis, a physiotherapy team leader role, alongside the Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to amputees and outpatients referred to the physiotherapy service. To carry an independent caseload of patients and deliver a high-quality, comprehensive service at the Specialised Ability Centre, managing patients in an appropriate manner according to the area of specialty.
The post holder must possess excellent clinical reasoning skills and be a calm but assertive communicator, who is able to negotiate a way forward in even the most challenging situations.
There is a support network for all staff including clinical supervision, and you will be directly involved in the supervision of junior staff and students.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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 and 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 and 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.
Detailed job description and main 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 and 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 at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
* BSc honours degree, or equivalent, in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registered
* Significant post-grad experience in specialist area of amputee rehabilitation.
* Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/ CPD
* Experience of supervision and supporting junior and non-registered staff
* Evidence of clinical reasoning skills
* Evidence of MDT working
* Evidence of advanced communication skills
* Evidence of problem solving skills
* Insight into National policies affecting specialist clinical area
* Audit and/or research experience
* BACPAR member
* Completed postgraduate leadership or management training
* Experience at Band 7 level
* Knowledge of critical appraisal.
* Previous leadership experience of MDT.
* Evidence of proficient IT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Sarah Bradbury
Job title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
Email address: sarah.bradbury@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 611 3769
For further information or for an informal discussion please contact Sarah Bradbury, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist on 0161 611 3769.
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