Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Intermediate Care

Job overview

Manchester Local Care Organisation is recruiting a motivated and dynamic Band 7 Community Physiotherapist to work within the South MLCO Intermediate Care Service.   

This role will complement the current structure with an existing B7 OT role and a B7 Team Lead in place, in turn supporting the therapists appropriately and enhancing the level of care provided to patients. 

The successful candidate will provide clinical expertise, experience and leadership within their scope of practice to the Intermediate Care Service - Buccleuch Lodge Intermediate Care Unit and the Home Pathway.  They will also be competent to manage a caseload of complex cases and be able to develop and support a team of therapists and support workers within the service.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop  in a senior role, leading and supporting service delivery, change and staff development.  They will be passionate in delivering high quality services and have experience of working as part of a larger integrated health and social care system.

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To provide clinical leadership for the Intermediate Care Team and support the team leader in operational leadership.

To work at an advanced level in the assessment and management of complex patients, using advanced clinical reasoning and a variety of evidence -based practice.   To carry a complex caseload of patients and support more junior staff in the management of their caseload and development. 

To complete appraisals, provide supervision and peer support, and the training of junior staff including students. 

To contribute to the Quality and Safety agendas within the services.

To lead on service improvement and change. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.