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Senior Community Physiotherapist- Trafford
The closing date is 16 October 2025
We are inviting you to join our team as a band 6 community rehabilitation Physiotherapist here in Trafford Local Care Organisation. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and patient support worker colleagues. You will be responsible for a varied caseload delivering evidenced based rehabilitation programmes within patient's homes and outpatient facilities.
The community rehabilitation service is supported by the AHP leadership model within Trafford. You will work closely across the organisation attending band 6 peer groups where we support shared learning. You will be supervised by band 7 senior practitioners and will have the opportunity to supervise rotational band 5 staff, support workers, students.
You will be provided with a smart phone, iPad and laptop as all our patient records are electronic. We will ensure you can manage all your IT system needs, so you can remain in touch with others throughout your working day and work more flexibly. There will be some opportunity to work remotely and we have a strong emphasis on work/life balance. We ensure that all staff feel well supported and regularly meet as a team at base. There are five other band 6 Physiotherapists within the team, so plenty of peer support. You must have access to a car and a UK driving license and be prepared to travel across the borough.
Main duties of the job
You would need to have specialist assessment and treatment skills, be able to manage a complex caseload autonomously and be able to work within a multidisciplinary team completing joint assessments, treatment and goal setting as required. You need to have experience in all aspects of rehabilitation with adults, including MSK, respiratory, neurology and orthopaedics.
You will undertake specialist physiotherapy assessment of patients and provide treatments specific to the patients needs and goals.
You will work within a multidisciplinary team, completing liaison, joint working and collaborative decision making.
You will demonstrate a high level of manual handling skills.
You will assess and manage clinical risk and safeguarding, following trust policies and procedures
You will work in support of and deputise for the Senior Practitioner in the day to day running of the team.
You will contribute to service development
You will be encouraged to develop within your role though the appraisal process with funding available for accredited training.
You will supervise, monitor and delegate to staff including band 5 Physiotherapists, students and support staff. You will continue to support, train and educate others both through informal and formal in-service training sessions.
You will maintain own continuing professional development and develop current knowledge of evidenced based practice, and attend monthly Physiotherapy meetings and In-service training.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Physiotherapy Degree
* HCPC registration
* Coaching qualification/motivational interviewing
Travel
* UK driving licence and access to a car or means of transport
Experience
* Relevant experience within an Clinical setting
* Experience of rehabilitation with adults
* Supervision of junior staff/students
* Experience working in an MDT
* Wide range of clinical experience in MSK, respiratory, neurology
* Clinical audit and standard settings
* Appropriate relevant post graduate experience working in a community setting
Skills
* Advanced moving and handling skills
* Ability to complete thorough Physiotherapy assessments
* Formulate patient specific treatment plans for patients with complex needs
* Complete goal setting in collaboration with patients
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer Annum, Pro Rata
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