Job Description

Are you a passionate and driven Physiotherapist with the desire to support people in regaining and maintaining their own independence? Do you have the drive to support operational change and inspire others to do so? Can you be a spokesperson for your patients and promote their wellbeing? If so, this may be the position for you.



This developing role is based across our front of house acute services serving the emergency department and specialist frailty and medical admission units, and our OPAL House reablement unit at Wythenshawe Hospital in south Manchester.



Our front of house services focus on admission avoidance, early discharge planning and supporting specialist frailty same day emergency care pathways.



OPAL House is a specialist reablement unit designed to support older people in the transition from the acute hospital site to their own home following a period of acute illness. You will undertake physiotherapy assessment and treatment with the specific aim to instil functional independence and support their physical and mental wellbeing.



You need to have specialist assessment and treatment skills to support and inform discharge plans. You will be able to manage a varied caseload autonomously and be able to work within a multidisciplinary team. Flexibility between across the two clinical settings is expected from the role.



To perform physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions and ensure safe and effective discharge. To develop and deliver individualised assessment and treatment programme. This will involve liaison with community services, day services, the voluntary sector and other service providers.

To be responsible for the management your own caseload, with support and supervision as required. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and case conferences.

To be able to carry out comprehensive generic therapy assessments and interventions in line with best practice such as the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment framework, in urgent care and ward settings, identifying required interventions, supporting timely discharge and directing patients towards the most appropriate pathways of car



To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

To supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students (this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the level of clinical practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification). This role is supported through access to a clinical educator's course if required.

To support the therapy team lead in the ongoing development of the OPAL therapy service.



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.



You will supervise staff including band 5 Physiotherapists and band 4 Therapy Technicians. You will support, train and educate others. You will maintain your own continuing professional development. You will be supported to develop personally and professionally within this role.



You will support the Senior Practitioner in the day-to-day running of the team and contribute to service development. You will have an interest in working in frailty and acute medicine.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & 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 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.



We're looking forward to hearing from you!