Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Children's Community MSK Physiotherapist

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Job summary

This Band 6 MSK Physiotherapy role is within the Children & Young People's MSK team that delivers high quality specialist children's physiotherapy care to children and young people aged 0-18 across all community clinics in Manchester.

This role is assessing, treating and advising children and young people with musculoskeletal disorders and requires a focused, highly reliable and forward-thinking physiotherapist with paediatric experience and knowledge, able to undertake assessment, clinical analysis and treatment planning.

Our service offers a supportive team to work alongside and will enable you to learn quickly and work with highly skilled and experienced paediatric physiotherapists. You will have access to advice and support from senior staff, an established development framework, an active IST and involvement in service development.

This is a community post, and you will need have a UK driving license and access to a vehicle.

Main duties of the job

To have HCPC registration, a degree in Physiotherapy and be professionally, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, working to agreed national and professional standards.

As an experienced autonomous practitioner to undertake the assessment, clinical diagnosis and treatment of children & young people with musculo-skeletal conditions. They may have multiple pathology with a complex presentation

To ensure a high standard of care for each child, working with all disciplines and agencies involved with the family

To undertake a significant clinical caseload to a high professional standard using specialist knowledge from theoretical and practical experience

To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and effective intervention strategies.

To formulate with parents/carers and the child/young person an individual physiotherapy management plan using advanced clinical reasoning skills

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

349-LCO-7199203

Job locations

Gorton children and young people's therapy centre

48 Blackwin Street

Gorton

M12 5JY


Job description

Job responsibilities

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 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

essential/desirable

Essential

  • degree in physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration
  • Valid work permit
  • Car owner/UK licence
  • Evidence of working with children and young people
  • Evidence of working in MSK setting

Desirable

  • Clinical educators course
  • Relevant MSK courses
Person Specification

essential/desirable

Essential

  • degree in physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration
  • Valid work permit
  • Car owner/UK licence
  • Evidence of working with children and young people
  • Evidence of working in MSK setting

Desirable

  • Clinical educators course
  • Relevant MSK courses

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gorton children and young people's therapy centre

48 Blackwin Street

Gorton

M12 5JY


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gorton children and young people's therapy centre

48 Blackwin Street

Gorton

M12 5JY


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Children's Physiotherapy

Michele Openshaw

michele.openshaw@mft.nhs.uk

01612300301

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

349-LCO-7199203

Job locations

Gorton children and young people's therapy centre

48 Blackwin Street

Gorton

M12 5JY


Supporting documents

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