Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the supportive and enthusiastic Vascular Surgery Therapy Team for a forward- thinking Senior Specialist Physiotherapist.
You will be working as part of a dynamic, well-established, multidisciplinary team, alongside experienced Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Assistants. We promote close multidisciplinary team working allowing a holistic approach to patient care. The role within the team will be to provide specialist care and management of vascular patients on the Manchester Vascular Centre, including patients who have undergone amputations, aneurysm repairs and revascularisation surgery.
MFT is a very forward thinking establishment that prides itself on achieving targets and keeping abreast of local & national challenges. You will have the opportunity to be actively involved in all aspects of clinical governance and service development.
Working within the Allied Health Professions at MFT is enhanced by our established Multi-disciplinary team strategy. The team consists of highly-specialised clinicians who support colleagues within the MDT providing high quality patient care.
You should have relevant Band 6 /7 clinical and developmental experience and will be actively involved in service and team development supporting senior clinical leads as well as supervision of clinical staff and students.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have the skills to undertake, on a daily basis, a senior specialist physiotherapy role, alongside the Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the service.
To carry an independent caseload of patients and deliver a high quality, comprehensive service managing patients in an appropriate manner according to acute vascular patients.
The post holder must possess excellent clinical reasoning skills and be a calm but assertive communicator, who is able to negotiate a way forward in even the most challenging situations.
There is a support network for all staff including clinical supervision and you will be directly involved in the supervision of junior staff and students.
Continued CPD is encouraged by regular MDT IST, senior development, peer support and opportunities of postgraduate development.
The inpatient services are delivered over 7 days and the post holder will be expected to support and participate in the delivery of these services as well as on call rota.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 & 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
- Recognised BSC Honours degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
- State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
- Clinical Educators Course
- Completion of validated/nationally recognised post graduate courses or equivalent post
- Member of relevant clinical specialist interest group.
Desirable
- Involvement in special interest group
- Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Audit and Research training to a postgraduate level
- Completion of a postgraduate management course
Experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate clinical experience at a senior/specialist level in a relevant field, following postgraduate clinical experience as a junior in a broad rotational post
- Highly comprehensive specialist knowledge of physiotherapy assessment and treatment technique
- Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. Manual Handling, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/Health and Care Professionals Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, CPR, Equality and Diversity
- Evidence of recent relevant Continual Professional Development to a specialist level
- Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of supervision of qualified staff, 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
Desirable
- Experience in a post at this level
- Experience of managing less senior staff.
- Evidence of involvement in clinical effectiveness activities
- Knowledge of community and Intermediate Care Services
- Evidence of participation in post grad research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised BSC Honours degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
- State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
- Clinical Educators Course
- Completion of validated/nationally recognised post graduate courses or equivalent post
- Member of relevant clinical specialist interest group.
Desirable
- Involvement in special interest group
- Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Audit and Research training to a postgraduate level
- Completion of a postgraduate management course
Experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate clinical experience at a senior/specialist level in a relevant field, following postgraduate clinical experience as a junior in a broad rotational post
- Highly comprehensive specialist knowledge of physiotherapy assessment and treatment technique
- Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. Manual Handling, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/Health and Care Professionals Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, CPR, Equality and Diversity
- Evidence of recent relevant Continual Professional Development to a specialist level
- Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of supervision of qualified staff, 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
Desirable
- Experience in a post at this level
- Experience of managing less senior staff.
- Evidence of involvement in clinical effectiveness activities
- Knowledge of community and Intermediate Care Services
- Evidence of participation in post grad research
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).
