Job summary
Manchester Local Care Organisation have an exciting opportunity for an Band 6 physiotherapist to join the Home pathway Team.
The successful candidate will be part of a highly experience and dedicated Team of physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, nurses and Assistant Practitioners. The service is an Intermediate Care at home service providing care for patients in their own home, providing goal centred treatment for patients with a variety of conditions with the aim of optimising independence and reducing risk of unnecessary hospital admission. They will be enthusiastic and have a passion for delivering high quality services to the population of North Manchester.
The Home pathway Service currently operates Monday- Sunday, 8:00 - 20:00. The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving license and access to their own vehicle for work purposes.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard physiotherapy service for the Home pathway Team - intermediate care at home.
The post holder will be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment and treatment for patients within the Intermediate Care Service.
The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist assessment and treatment for patients in the community who have been discharged from the acute sector, or have been identified as needing physiotherapy input as part of an integrated, multi-professional and multi-agency Manchester Community Response.
The post holder will follow agreed protocols for ensuring appropriate and timely input. They will also ensure that pathways of care and communications are maintained with all agencies working with the service.
The post holder will work as a member of the Manchester Community Response Service, ensuring individual needs are met, enabling choice, participation in rehabilitation and an improved quality of life for the patient.
The post holder will aim to prevent re-admission to hospital or inappropriate admission to residential or nursing homes by maximising function and independence of patients in their own homes and their community, whilst respecting patient choice and autonomy.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 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.
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.
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.
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
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of post graduate training/qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of NHS band 5/6 experience
- Experience of rehabilitation in the community
Desirable
- Experience of lone working in the community
- 2 year post graduation experience
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of managing complex patients
- Good communication skills
- Experience of MDT working
Desirable
- Skills to manage complex patients
- Supervision skills
- Evidence of service development
Additional requirement
Essential
- Holds a full UK driving license and has access to a vehicle for works purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of post graduate training/qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of NHS band 5/6 experience
- Experience of rehabilitation in the community
Desirable
- Experience of lone working in the community
- 2 year post graduation experience
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of managing complex patients
- Good communication skills
- Experience of MDT working
Desirable
- Skills to manage complex patients
- Supervision skills
- Evidence of service development
Additional requirement
Essential
- Holds a full UK driving license and has access to a vehicle for works purposes
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).
