Rotational Physiotherapist

Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist 12 month Secondment

We have exciting opportunity within MFT at our Wythenshawe Hospital site for a 12 month secondment  Band 5 Physiotherapist.

We are looking for forward thinking, dynamic team players. You should have the ability to work within an MDT but also manage an independent caseload of at times complex patients. You need to be able to assess, diagnose, plan, and deliver treatment programs to patients in your care. 

As part of large teaching hospitals, we are committed to providing excellent patient focused care. Each site offers a wide variety of rotations within each you will be supported closely by senior staff and the multidisciplinary team allowing you to develop clinical knowledge and skills. We are committed to CPD and provide tailored IST programmes, an active peer support group, preceptorship program for newly qualified staff and regular appraisals. You may be responsible for supervising non-qualified staff and students.

The individual will be an autonomous practitioner being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work and therefore able to recognise their limitations. Once deemed competent you will contribute the weekend and on call rotas.

We offer a wide variety of 5 month rotations across acute and specialist inpatient, ICU, outpatient, rehabilitation and community areas. Some of the rotations are off the main hospitals’ site.

Please note this post advert may close early.

To be able to competently assess patients and identify problems and agree objectives of treatment with the patient

To clinically reason, plan and carry out appropriate treatment programmes and techniques using evidence based practice, and identify safe and timely discharge plans.

To plan and prioritise own workload according to clinical need, and discuss relevant issues as required with a senior member of staff.

To participate in the on call and weekend working as appropriate 

To understand the roles and work with the wider MDT.

To  maintain confidentiality, dignity and professionalism at all times.

Have excellent communication skills with patients, families and the MDT

Maintain a high standard of documentation

To work well as part of a therapy team and the wider MDT

• Able to travel cross site
• Participate in on call and weekend working
• Flexible to meet service delivery needs
• Degree or graduate in Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council Registration
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Effective written communication skills e.g. Clinical records, reports.
• Good IT skills
• Basic analytical problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
• Good organisational, planning
• Ability to prioritise and delegate caseload
• Ability to work as part of a team
• To be able to maintain safe Moving and Handling
• Good therapeutic handling skills
• Ability to work autonomously but also able to seek guidance appropriately
• Ability to motivate and negotiate to encourage reluctant and challenging patients
• Previous Physiotherapy experience pre or post graduate
• Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary team working
• Well developed theoretical underpinning knowledge of physiotherapy
• Awareness of the principles of audit, research, clinical effectiveness and evidence based practice
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for practice

• Car owner/driver
• MCSP
• Knowledge of community services and discharge pathways
• Awareness of the political/national situation

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.