Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery.
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 35.5 hours per week (Weekend rota to support Orthopaedics and Twilight service.)
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7521912*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trafford General Hospital
- Town
- Trafford
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Rehabilitation Assistant - Elective Orthopaedics
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Elective Orthopaedic Therapy Team at Trafford Hospital, part of the AHP Division.
You’ll be working within a dynamic and well-established multidisciplinary team, including a Clinical Lead, experienced Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and fellow Rehabilitation Assistants. We pride ourselves on collaborative working, ensuring a holistic and patient-centred approach to care.
In this role, you will support the assessment and management of elective orthopaedic patients at the Trafford Elective Hub, across both the Day Surgery Unit and Inpatient Orthopaedic Ward. You’ll also contribute to pre-admission education groups, helping patients prepare for their procedures.
As a Band 4 team member, you’ll play an active role in service development and quality improvement initiatives, while also supporting the team with day-to-day administrative tasks.
The Trust operates a 7-day service, including evening twilight shifts, and all staff are expected to participate.
If you’re a motivated and enthusiastic Rehabilitation Assistant looking to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Independently carry out assessments and deliver interventions for a designated caseload of patients with routine clinical needs, following established treatment pathways.
Provide support to patients with more complex needs under the supervision and guidance of a qualified therapist.
Undertake administrative tasks and assist with stock control to support the efficient running of the Allied Health Professional services.
Participate in the team’s twilight and weekend working rota, contributing to the delivery of a flexible and responsive service.
Actively contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, supporting continuous improvement within the team.
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
Education/qualifications/experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate patient related experience in a health or social care service
- Therapy experience
- clinical experience
- Knowledge of therapy assessments and interventions
- To comprehend and work within the Trusts policies of data protection, confidentiality, equal opportunities and Health and Safety
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Heather Livingstone
- Job title
- Senior Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 746 2053
- Additional information
Laura Cuthbertson
Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist
0161 746 2053
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