Specialist Physiotherapist- Acute Medicine

We are looking for an enthusiastic forward thinking HCPC registered Physiotherapist to join our multi- professional medical therapy team on an exciting medical rotation based at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The rotations include acute medical specialities such as renal, acute, emergency and older person's medicine. It now includes a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit which is an exciting new addition to our service. As an integral member of the team, you will have an opportunity to work closely with the Frailty team and develop the therapy provision. This post provides opportunities to consolidate clinical skills and involvement in management of the wider team., The medical therapy team consists of highly specialist Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists supporting a wide skill mix of clinicians within the acute setting. We promote close MDT working allowing a holistic approach to patient care, joint therapy working & service developments.

The successful candidate should have experience being able to demonstrate effective assessment, treatment and discharge planning knowledge working across a variety of clinical areas. They should demonstrate the practical skills in progressing patients to achieve their individual goals with complex needs and multiple pathologies.

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.