The post holder will work in the inpatient and outpatient pelvic health service at Wythenshawe and the outpatient service at Trafford hospital. We are looking to provide a single hospital service and on occasion you may be required to cover other sites including Saint Mary's and North Manchester hospital. Applicants are required to have previous pelvic health experience and aim to advance these skills. The post offers excellent facilities and support for continued professional development. The successful applicant can be assured of supervision, training and development within a supportive team, as well as opportunities to develop research ideas and attend academic and clinical meetings. It is the ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to develop their clinical skills whilst being able to contribute to clinical effectiveness within the Trust. A flexible attitude, excellent interpersonal and team working skills are essential. The service accepts referrals from secondary care specialties such as orthopaedics, hand therapy, pain, pelvic health, and rheumatology.
The successful candidate will carry an independent caseload of patients with pelvic health problems and deliver a high standard of evidence-based physiotherapy. There are opportunities to experience running pelvic girdle pain groups as well as seeing patients in a clinic environment.
Main duties of the job
* Delivery of evidence-based physiotherapy management of patients with pelvic health presentations.
* Supervision of less experienced staff, e.g., B5's.
* Clinical mentorship of student physiotherapists.
* Service development projects, such as audit and quality improvement programmes.
* Participate in weekend Saturday rota.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn 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 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 and 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 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, 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
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
Qualifications
Essential
* Graduate Diploma/ BSc / Pre-Registration MSc in Physiotherapy.
* HCPC Registered.
* Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
* Relevant post-graduate courses.
Experience
Essential
* Post graduate clinical experience.
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Supervision and education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
Desirable
* Knowledge of MFT pelvic health service.
* Involvement with audit and research.
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wythenshawe and Trafford Hospitals
Southmoor Road / Moorside Road
Manchester
M41 5SL
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