Physiotherapist Band 6

Integrated Care System; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Wythenshawe seeks a Physiotherapist Band 6 to support patients in regaining independence. Duties include managing diverse case loads and performing assessments. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and have clinical experience. This role offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Health and Care Professions Council Registration required.
• Post graduate clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations.
• Manage your own caseload autonomously.
• Supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate

UK Driving License & Car Driver

Education

BSc/MSc Occupational Therapy degree

Graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy

Health and Care Professions Council Registration

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapist Band 6

The closing date is 12 August 2025

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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 youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity MattersMFT 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 [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy
• BSc/MSc Occupational Therapy degree
• Health and Care Professions Council Registration
• Membership of relevant specialist interest groups
• RCOT membership
• Clinical supervisor's course

Experience

• Previous post graduate clinical experience
• Post graduate experience as a Band 5 in a broad rotational post
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Supervision and education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
• Knowledge of the working of community therapy services
• Involvement with audit and research
• Membership of department/Trust groups e.g. Health and Safety, Moving & Handling etc.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
• Good analytical and problem solving skills - clinical reasoning
• UK Driving License & Car Driver

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for practice
• Well-developed contemporary theoretical underpinning knowledge of occupational therapy
• Awareness of the political / national situation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum (pro rata)