Band 6 Community Physiotherapist Required - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Manchester Local Care Organisation have an exciting opportunity for an Band 6 physiotherapist to join our North Manchester Community Rehabilitation Team.

They will be enthusiastic and have a passion for delivering high quality services to the population of North Manchester. Falls, orthopaedics, amputees, frailty.

The team work Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm. The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle.
Assess and treat own caseload of patients in a variety of settings, including patients' homes and clinic.

To act as an autonomous practitioner and source of expertise in these areas to junior staff and other health care professionals.

Undertakes training including audit and evaluation. To be involved in the training and supervision of student physiotherapists.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of 2.6bn & 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 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

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.

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.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

Degree in Physiotherapy
Evidence of postgraduate training/qualifications

Holds a full UK Driving license and access to a vehicle for work

Evidence of relevant training specific to specialism.
Experience of lone working in the community
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Victoria Mill Health Centre