Physiotherapist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M41 5SL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7367790/349-CSS-7367790 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time and part time Specialist Physiotherapist to work in the Elective Orthopaedic Therapy Team based at the Trafford Surgical Elective Hub.
You will be working as part of a dynamic, well-established, multidisciplinary team, alongside a Clinical Lead, experienced Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Assistants. We work closely with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring a holistic approach to patient care. You will provide the specialist assessment and management of Elective Orthopaedic patients at the Trafford Elective Hub and work with a wide range of patients across the Day Surgery unit and the In-patient orthopedic ward.
As part of this Band 6 role you will contribute to service developments and quality improvement initiatives. You will be responsible for the supervision of Band 5's and unregistered members of staff. You will support undergraduate education as well as your own continued professional development.
The Trust operates a 7 day and evening twilight service and all staff are expected to contribute. You would also be expected to contribute to the on call respiratory rota.
If you are an enthusiastic Physiotherapist with the relevant clinical and service development experience, we look forward to hearing from you.
Assessment and management of Day-case and in-patient elective orthopedic patients.
Supervision of rehab assistants and band 5 physiotherapists
Clinical mentorship of student physiotherapists
Service development projects, such as audit and quality improvement programmes
Participate in weekend and twilight rotas
Participate in on-call respiratory rota.
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.
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. 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 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 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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025
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