Job Description

We are looking for a motivated Band 5 physiotherapist to join our dedicated team here at Leighton Hospital, and as part of the core rotations.



The rotations include Orthopaedics ,Surgery, Medicine, Stroke, REACT, Rehabilitation, Paediatrics and Musculoskeletal Outpatients.



We have a fantastic team of highly skilled physiotherapists, and look forward to welcoming you to our team. We have many opportunities for education and development within each of these rotations. We offer a supportive induction, supervision and preceptorship programme.



The candidate will need to have experience of working in the NHS either as a student or qualified physiotherapist.



There will be a requirement to join the on-call rota once competencies have been gained, with the full support of the senior Physiotherapy respiratory team.



Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.



The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.



We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.



The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.



During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.



The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.



At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.



Job Purpose -



To undertake assessment of patients on a variety of rotations, developing your skills and knowledge within a very supportive environment.



To work as an autonomous clinician, under the guidance of Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists as required, using accurate analytical skills and clinical reasoning to interpret assessment findings, making diagnoses where appropriate, identifying patient problems, setting goals, and providing an appropriate treatment plan and progression.