Physiotherapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking Physiotherapist with excellent clinical skills to join our Integrated Community Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation team.

You will manage a complex caseload including patients with Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neurone Disease and Traumatic Brain Injury.

The job requires that you work collaboratively as part of a multi-professional team with other AHP, nursing and psychology colleagues to assess and deliver rehabilitation in the most appropriate environment for patients.

You will need to be able to demonstrate specialist knowledge relevant to the post and provide evidence of post graduate training and an understanding of the appropriate national guidelines. You will have an opportunity to rotate between the neuro-rehabilitation service and the integrated stroke rehabilitation service.

You will need highly effective communication skills to manage frequent contact with patients or carers who are either under stress or distressed. You will need to liaise with colleagues in acute services, GPs and specialist nurses and colleagues in social services to ensure seamless patient care.

You must be able to manage your own time effectively and be competent to line manage and supervise junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students.

Basic IT skills are also required.

Full UK driving license and access to a car essential.

Main duties of the job

Assess and treat own caseload of patients in a variety of settings including patients’ homes and clinics who need specialist neurological intervention

To act as an autonomous practitioner and source of expertise in these areas for junior staff, rehabilitation assistants, colleagues in the integrated community rehab services and other health care professionals in acute and community settings

Referral management and triage

To undertake training including audit and evaluation in conjunction with the GMNISDN.

To contribute to team in-service training and identify personal training needs through supervision and appraisal.

To lead the training and supervision of student physiotherapists and rehabilitation assistants

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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 [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
• Registered with Health Profession Council.

Training and experience

• Evidence of relevant training specific to specialism.
• Relevant specialist clinical knowledge. Good clinical knowledge of Neurology and Stroke

• Evidence of experience of having worked in the UK Healthcare system.
• Completed an introductory Bobath course or equivalent
• Previous experience working in community rehabilitation
• Evidence of having worked in a stroke or neuro-rehabilitation MDT

Knowledge and skills

• Evidence of managing a neuro-rehab caseload including some complex patients
• Evidence of strong time management and communication skills
• Evidence of mentoring more junior therapists, non-qualified staff or students

• Evidence of specialist neuro-rehab management clinical skills e.g. spasticity management
• Formal leadership training
• Completed a clinical educator's course

Attributes

• Ability to travel across the city of Manchester to complete a daily caseload of visits
• High level of self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses and ability to work as a reflective practitioner
• Flexible and adaptable in different situations. Self-motivated and able to work independently.

• Evidence of participation in appraisal of self and others junior/non qualified staff