Specialist Physiotherapist - OPAL/D2A/Crisis rotation

Job overview

We are excited to be advertising for a band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist rotation between Wythenshawe Hospital’s Older Persons Assessment and Liaison (OPAL) and Integrated Assessment Team (IAT), and South Manchester’s Community Response Services of Discharge to Assess (D2A) and Crisis response.

We are advertising for 1 permanent, full time position, and are looking for someone with exceptional generic assessment and therapeutic skills, who is motivated to deliver care of the highest quality through personal and professional development and collaborative multi-disciplinary working. Applicants are required to hold a UK driving license and have access to their own vehicle for business purposes. The post holder would be required to support each service between 8am until 8pm 7 days per week.

There are three rotations:

Wythenshawe Hospital’s OPAL/IAT

 South Manchester D2A Team

South Manchester Crisis Response Team

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Applicants should be highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced clinicians to work closely with our MFT/MLCO colleagues and be able to undertake a role in supporting the ongoing development of the services for patients in and around South Manchester and Trafford areas.

The teams are proactive in the development of both staff and services, and are committed to continuous professional development, providing Multi-Disciplinary IST and specialist uni-disciplinary support and education with regular appraisals and supervision. Peer support forums are also available.

You will consolidate knowledge and develop clinical and non-clinical skills within a supportive environment and be actively involved in the development of the service, supervision of junior staff and student education. Excellent communication skills are required to ensure the hospital and community multidisciplinary teams are working towards a clear patient centered plan.

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.