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Specialist Physiotherapist - MSK Outpatients (T&O)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Physiotherapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 35 hours per week (Orthopaedic weekend rota)
Job ref: 349-CSS-7041836*
Site: Manchester Royal Infirmary
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you looking to work in a large dynamic teaching hospital based in an exciting city with good transport links to the surrounding areas?
We are looking for an individual with the clinical skills and ability to work within the MSK Out Pt department. You will be working within the adult MSK team.
The team requires specialist clinical skills and previous experience in MSK. You will undertake a varied caseload of musculoskeletal outpatients which includes supporting the Employee Health and Wellbeing MSK service and Vestibular rehab.
We work as a dynamic MDT with excellent links to other departments across MFT, orthopaedic surgeons and ACPs in A&E Virtual fracture and orthopaedic clinics.
You will be involved in joint working in audit, research and other aspects of clinical governance.
There are several opportunities for continuing professional development via appraisal, personal objectives and supervision.
Main duties of the job
The MSK team consists of highly specialist Physiotherapists and supports a wide skill mix of clinicians within the outpatient setting. We promote close MDT working allowing a holistic approach to patient care, joint therapy working & service developments.
The successful candidate should have experience demonstrating effective assessment, treatment and management of MSK injuries and conditions. They should demonstrate the practical skills in progressing patients to achieve their individual goals with complex needs and multiple pathologies.
Working for our organisation
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 & drive 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.
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 & 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
Educational / Qualifications
* Recognised BSC Honours degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
* State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
* Evidence of relevant postgraduate training including attendance at relevant specialist courses
* Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Knowledge and Experience
* Previous postgraduate clinical experience as a junior in a broad rotational post
* Specialist knowledge of physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques
* Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. Manual Handling, Chartered Society of Physiotherapists/Health and Care Professions Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, CPR, Equality and Diversity
* Evidence of Continual Professional Development
* Experience and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working
* Experience of supervision of students and assistants
* Evidence of contribution to clinical education and in-service training of less experienced staff/students and assistants
* Understanding of clinical effectiveness and its implications for services including experience of quality issues, audit and evidence-based practice
* Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical area
* NHS experience
* To have attended a clinical educators course
* Knowledge of the working of community and Intermediate Care Services
* Evidence of participation in research
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills
* Good organisational / planning / prioritisation skills
* Demonstrate complex dexterity and therapeutic handling skills
* Ability to motivate and negotiate to encourage reluctant and challenging patients
* Able to handle sensitive situations, empathetic and able to deliver unpleasant news
* Well developed concentration, analytical and problem-solving skills
* Able to work autonomously with the ability to seek guidance appropriately with individuals or in a group setting
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own practice.
* Safe and effective handling of unpleasant substances/environments
* Able to participate in the emergency evening/weekend on-call rotas for adult patients
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.
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