Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Band 6 physiotherapist (depending on experience) who is passionate about providing high quality care to children and their families to join our dynamic and committed out of hour's team.
The requirement is to work 1 weekend day per month to maintain your competencies (i.e. contracted 1.5 hours per week = 1x 6.5 hour shift per month).
Main duties of the job
The post holders will join the orthopaedic/major trauma weekend and bank holiday rota providing inpatient rehabilitation therapy. The caseload is varied and includes complex elective orthopaedic work such as multi-level surgery, spinal surgery, limb lengthening and complex poly trauma to which you will provide direct inpatient care.
Your role will be to progress patient's treatment plans and facilitate timely discharges.
The weekend service is provided every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays.You will work alongside an occupational therapist.
Ideally you should have substantial and recent experience of working with children and young people in an acute or community setting. However significant experience of working in an acute adult orthopaedic inpatient setting would also be considered. You must be able to manage your own time effectively and be a flexible thinker with the ability to problem solve in a fast-paced environment.
We will provide you with quarterly training/updates and support for CPD with annual appraisals and peer support to further develop your specialist clinical skills.
Initially you will need to be able to commit to a period of individualised day-time training to support and develop your competencies.
Please note respiratory competencies are NOT required for this post as there is an out of hours respiratory service.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 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 & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recognised BSC Honours degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
- State registration via Health Care Professions Council
- Broad postgraduate clinical experience in a rotational post in the NHS, including in both a rehab and respiratory capacity
- Extensive knowledge of physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques (in relevant area), including examples of reasoning for choice
- Experience of teaching/education of junior members of staff/students including to meet a range of learning styles
- Aware of the principles of clinical governance and evidence-based practice, to include examples of complex clinical reasoning
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills, including examples of complex communication with a range of people - staff and patients/parents
- Able to handle sensitive situations, including examples of difficult scenario's involved in
Desirable
- Experience in a paediatric setting
- ICU experience
- Experience of respiratory on-call (overnight)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recognised BSC Honours degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
- State registration via Health Care Professions Council
- Broad postgraduate clinical experience in a rotational post in the NHS, including in both a rehab and respiratory capacity
- Extensive knowledge of physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques (in relevant area), including examples of reasoning for choice
- Experience of teaching/education of junior members of staff/students including to meet a range of learning styles
- Aware of the principles of clinical governance and evidence-based practice, to include examples of complex clinical reasoning
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills, including examples of complex communication with a range of people - staff and patients/parents
- Able to handle sensitive situations, including examples of difficult scenario's involved in
Desirable
- Experience in a paediatric setting
- ICU experience
- Experience of respiratory on-call (overnight)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
