Job overview

The post holder will work in the MSK outpatient service which accepts referrals from secondary care specialties such as orthopaedics, hand therapy, pain, pelvic health, employee health and wellbeing service and rheumatology.  B6 MSK physiotherapists contribute to the orthopaedic and MSK weekend rota at Trafford General Hospital. The post holder may work cross site including Altrincham, Wythenshawe and Withington.  

The successful candidate will carry an independent caseload of patients with musculoskeletal problems, and deliver a high standard of evidence-based physiotherapy. There are opportunities to experience running rehabilitation groups as well as seeing patients in a clinic environment.  

Main duties of the job

• Delivery of evidence-based physiotherapy management of patients with musculoskeletal presentations
• 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 orthopaedic and MSK weekend rota

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.