Job summary
Do you have experience of working with Adults with a learning disability? Are you interested in supporting people to maintain their independence?
or
Have you worked as a band 3 physiotherapy assistant and would like to progress your career?
If you have answered yes to either of these then a job working in the Community Adult Learning Disability service as a Physiotherapy Technician could be the perfect role for you.
Main duties of the job
As aSpecialist Learning Disabilities Physiotherapy team we work with Adults in 5 Key areas, Rehabilitation, Mobility Problems, 24 hour Posture Management, Falls Management and Respiratory problems. We also have an active role in equipment provision and moving and handling.
Your role as a Band 4 will be to deliver an outstanding level of service to our client group.
The teams are led by highly specialist health professionals. We promote close MDT working allowing a holistic approach to patient care, joint therapy working & developments. We work closely with our social care colleagues.
The teams are proactive in the development of both staff & service and are committed to CPD providing regular specialist multidisciplinary support & education with regular reviews & supervision.
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
Documentation
Essential
- Multi-professional NVQ Level 3, or equivalent
- Numeracy and Literacy skills (to GCSE level or equivalent)
- Experience working with Adults with Learning Disabilities.
- Experience in working with people needing wheelchairs and specialist seating due to complex postures.
- The ability to extract relevant information from medical records in order to complete referral and application forms for patients
- Have knowledge and understanding of potential respiratory difficulties of people with complex needs
- An awareness of moving and handling in relation to patient care.
Desirable
- Foundation degree in health and social care
- Experience working in hydrotherapy.
- To have previous experience of equipment assessment and provision.
Person Specification
Documentation
Essential
- Multi-professional NVQ Level 3, or equivalent
- Numeracy and Literacy skills (to GCSE level or equivalent)
- Experience working with Adults with Learning Disabilities.
- Experience in working with people needing wheelchairs and specialist seating due to complex postures.
- The ability to extract relevant information from medical records in order to complete referral and application forms for patients
- Have knowledge and understanding of potential respiratory difficulties of people with complex needs
- An awareness of moving and handling in relation to patient care.
Desirable
- Foundation degree in health and social care
- Experience working in hydrotherapy.
- To have previous experience of equipment assessment and provision.
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.
