Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7367790
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trafford General Hospital
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time and part time Specialist Physiotherapist to work in the Elective Orthopaedic Therapy Team based at the Trafford Surgical Elective Hub.
Main duties of the job
Assessment and management of Day-case and in-patient elective orthopedic patients.
Supervision of rehab assistants and band 5 physiotherapists
Clinical mentorship of student physiotherapists
Service development projects, such as audit and quality improvement programmes
Participate in weekend and twilight rotas
Participate in on-call respiratory rota.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll 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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Graduate Diploma/ BSc / Pre-Registration MSc in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post-graduate courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate clinical experience
- Broad Range of post graduate experience in a rotational post
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Supervision and education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the working of community physiotherapy services
- Involvement with audit and research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Orla Whittaker
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 746 2053
- Additional information
Heather Livingstone (Band 7 Physiotherapist)
0161 746 2053
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