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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
1 permanent and 1 fixed-term post.
Hours
  • Full time
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday working pattern.)
Job ref
311-O666-25
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Oldham Hospital
Town
Oldham
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2025 23:59

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Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

 

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Job overview

This post requires you to have previous experience of working within the NHS. Applicants without NHS experience will not be given an interview.

We have an exciting opportunity for two highly motivated physiotherapists to join our AHP inpatient mental health team. Following significant investment, we previously expanded our AHP provision across our inpatient mental health services. We are now looking to recruit to two band 6 physiotherapy posts - a permanent post in our North Division (Bury, Rochdale & Oldham) and a 12-month fixed-term post for our South Division (Tameside and Stockport). This is an exciting opportunity to work with service users with a range of physiotherapy needs.  

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with the physiotherapists, dietitians and speech and language therapists in the AHP inpatient team, as well as the ward based multidisciplinary teams including nursing staff, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, advanced practitioners, and peer support workers. Candidates need to share our passion for delivering high quality interventions within a range of inpatient services, including working age adult mental health as well as our services providing inpatient rehabilitation and high support.

You will need to be an autonomous practitioner who is able to prioritise and manage their own physiotherapy caseload, using enhanced clinical reasoning to formulate treatment plans and interventions. You will be responsible for attending MDT meetings and will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based treatment interventions and discharge plans. You will need to be an excellent communicator, keen team member and embrace our Trust’s values of kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination.

Working for our organisation

You will be supervised by one of our band 7 clinical lead physiotherapists and we will support you to develop your skills and creativity in this role through separate management and clinical supervision. You will link with our wider physiotherapy workforce through our trust wide physiotherapy forum. We expect candidates to network with other colleagues across the trust and beyond to develop practice and service provision including active membership of physiotherapy networks in mental health. In line with our flexible working policy, candidates can be full time or part time, and we offer a range of options to support flexibility. Applicants are encouraged to contact us for informal conversations about this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for full information. The post includes:

To undertake physiotherapy assessments and treatments for patients with mental health needs on inpatient wards.
To receive referrals from a range of inpatient services and prioritise physiotherapy actions and assessment as required.
To work with patients to identify physiotherapy goals as part of the overall care plan.
To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the patient, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention.
To gain consent or assess patients’ capacity and act in best interests under the Mental Capacity Act at all times.
To communicate effectively with patients, family members, carers, team members and other agencies.
To use enhanced communication skills in situations where there are barriers to understanding, effectiveness or compliance. 
To actively participate as a member of multidisciplinary team meetings and take an active role in decisions with regard to each patient’s assessment, treatment and onward planning.

To review and reflect on your own practice and performance through effective use of clinical and managerial supervision and appraisal.

To develop and work towards agreed objectives in order to develop physiotherapy and personal skills .
To apply acquired skills and knowledge of professional practice in order to maintain fitness to practice as a physiotherapist.
To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.

To contribute to the CPD of the physiotherapy team and the AHP inpatient team.

Person specification

Education, Knowledge, Experience, skills

Essential criteria
  • Education and Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the CSP, Clinical Educators Course, Student placement in mental health setting.

Work Related circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chris Rushworth
Job title
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01617163400
Additional information

Tel 01617164505 (Option 3)

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