Job overview

An opportunity to join us as a B5 physiotherapist at Fairfield General Hospital and create a future you can be truly proud of, as part of the Northern Care Alliance. You will be joining a team where evidence based practice, integrated working and service development are foremost in the provision of a quality service.

This is a 10 month, fixed term position, based in the MSK team and would be an opportunity for an existing physiotherapist to develop in a MSK setting.

Innovation and future thinking is what drives our success so we are seeking someone with energy and enthusiasm to help create a therapy service that delivers the best possible solutions for our patients and their families.  

The Physiotherapy service is working towards a 7 day model and as such you will be expected to be flexible in terms of working patterns including weekday hours, weekends, bank holidays and extra hours if necessary.

Main duties of the job

• Perform high quality, timely patient assessments and determine a clinical judgement of the patient’s condition/needs.
• Develop, implement and modify individualised treatment programmes, using a person centred and goal focused approach.
• Monitor and evaluate treatment plans to ensure maximum patient benefit and health outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for your own clinical caseload which will include patients with complex needs.
• Access regular training, supervision and support from senior staff.

We welcome application from Newly Qualified applicants. 

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.