Specialist Physiotherapist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Manchester seeks a full-time Specialist Physiotherapist for a fixed-term 9-month role in the Elective Orthopaedic Therapy Team. The successful candidate will provide patient care, supervise staff, and contribute to service development. Applicants should have relevant clinical experience and a degree in Physiotherapy. A competitive salary package is offered.

Qualifications

• Post graduate clinical experience required.
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and management of elective orthopaedic patients.
• Supervise and support Band 5 Physiotherapists.
• Act as a clinical mentor for undergraduate physiotherapy students.
• Lead service development projects including audits.

Skills

Clinical experience

Teamwork

Supervision

Education of staff and students

Knowledge of community physiotherapy services

Education

Graduate Diploma/ BSc / Pre-Registration MSc in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Physiotherapist

The closing date is 29 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Specialist Physiotherapist to join the Elective Orthopaedic Therapy Team at the Trafford Surgical Elective Hub on a fixed term basis for 9 months.

You will be part of a dynamic, well-established multidisciplinary team, working alongside a Clinical Lead, experienced Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Rehabilitation Assistants. Our team is committed to delivering a holistic approach to patient care, ensuring high-quality outcomes for elective orthopaedic patients.

This Band 6 role offers the chance to contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the education of students and junior staff, while continuing your own professional development.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist assessment and management of elective orthopaedic patients across the Day Surgery Unit and Inpatient Orthopaedic Ward at the Trafford Elective Hub.
• Supervise and support Band 5 Physiotherapists and unregistered staff, ensuring high standards of care.
• Act as a clinical mentor for undergraduate physiotherapy students.
• Lead and participate in service development projects, including audits and quality improvement programmes.
• Contribute to the Trust's 7-day service, including weekend and twilight rotas.
• Participate in the on-call respiratory rota as required.

If you are an enthusiastic Physiotherapist with relevant clinical experience and a passion for service development, we would love to hear from you.

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

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 at [e-mail].

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Graduate Diploma/ BSc / Pre-Registration MSc in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Post graduate clinical experience
• Broad Range of post graduate experience in a rotational post
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Supervision and education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
• Knowledge of the working of community physiotherapy services
• Involvement with audit and research

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 year Per Annum (Pro Rata)