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Paediatric Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Band 6 Physiotherapist, 37.5 hours per week
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
349-LCO-6844838*
Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sale Waterside
Town
Sale
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Community Paediatric Physiotherapist

Band 6

Job overview

NOTE: 'previous applicants need not apply'

To work as part of the children's integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy team.Ìý As well as. work with the wider multidisciplinary team within the complex needs services and social services teams.

To perform specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients aged 0-19 years, determine a clinical diagnosis and develop, implement, evaluate and modify individual treatment programmes. Ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.Ìý

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Main duties of the job

To gain consent and undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose, and formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience. This will include the treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects people’s choice, privacy, dignity and individuality.

To be responsible for your own clinical caseload in a defined clinical area. To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with indirect clinical supervision.

To supervise Band 5 physiotherapists, therapy assistants and students.

To work as an autonomous practitioner and be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of work including the management of patients in your care in accordance with Trust and professional guidelines. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients with appropriate support from senior physiotherapists and to support more junior staff to do likewise.

Working for our organisation

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 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.

ÌýAt 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.

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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. ÌýÌýSo 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.Ìý This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.Ìý Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Ìý

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.Ìý As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.Ìý 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!

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Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
  • Registered to practice with HCPC
  • Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
  • Advanced clinical reasoning skills in Paediatrics
  • Specialist knowledge in anatomy and physiology to support relevant clinical skills
  • Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of relevant post graduate training / courses in specific clinical areas appropriate to the post e.g. CPIPS-UK, GIOBS, Aquatic Therapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience across a broad range of junior rotations
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in a senior role
  • Audit experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Basic understanding of computers and their applications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
  • Proven organisational skills including time management, effective delegation and prioritisation and the ability to complete a task
  • Ability to work autonomously within a clinical area with senior support
  • Ability to work with and motivate others within a team
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills and experience

Aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable Environment
  • Flexible to meet the needs of the service
  • Able to travel between sites, where the post involves community work driving is essential

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Jo Sweeney
Job title
Head of Service - Trafford Children's Therapy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 912 4495
Additional information

If you would like to ask any questions about this post or arrange a visit please contact Jo Sweeney or Janet Sutton on: 0161 912 4495 or email [email protected] (please note we do reply from this email)