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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (FTC)
Hours
Part time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
412-COMM-8274442
Employer
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
VIN
Town
Northwich
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/10/2026 23:59

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Band 6 MSK Physiotherapist

Band 6

Want to work somewhere you can really make a difference? Somewhere you’re encouraged to have ideas and empowered to create positive change?

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) deliver NHS Community Services across Cheshire. With a wide range of clinical disciplines, we are a dynamic, future-facing organisation passionate about delivering the highest quality healthcare whilst collaborating with our community partners.

We foster a culture of continuous improvement, built on compassion.

 Find out more about CCICP: Community Services (CCICP): Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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 Don’t just take our word for it…

Our Annual Staff Survey results say

·       Over 83% of staff would recommend CCICP as a place to work

·       90% of staff say the people they work with show appreciation to each other

·       88% staff say that patient care/service users are the organisations top priority

·       Over 70% of staff believe there are opportunities for them to develop their career

·       If a friend or relative needed treatment 81% of staff are happy with the standard of care provided

 

We are recognised nationally

·       With over 24 Queen’s Nurses (and growing) we have one of the highest percentages proportionate to the size of our team

·       Nursing Times Award winners in 2023 and finalists in 2024 for a Bladder and Bowl project. Our specialist Stoma service is currently shortlisted for a Nursing Times and British Journal of Nursing awards. 

·       Two Specialist clinicians have recently had their work recognised by Wounds UK

·       Leighton Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, run by CCICP, was reviewed by Care Quality Commission and awarded the highest score in the North West

Job overview

Band 6 MSK Physiotherapist

An exciting opportunity has become available within Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) to join our innovative and friendly team of Physiotherapists as a Band 6  MSK Physiotherapist. There are several opportunities all 37.5 hrs a week fixed term for 12 months. There will be  a mix  of community MSK and acute MSK settings as required. The roles would involve clinical assessment and treatment of patients referred with Musculoskeletal conditions by their GP or Self Referring and Post-operative patients referred via Orthopaedics.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for  an enthusiastic and well-rounded HCPC registered Physiotherapist with experience of working in the UK and proven post registration experience in MSK as demonstrated by their CPD portfolio.

The role will involve working independently as an autonomous practitioner and to build strong links with GP's and Consultants therefore evidence of experience in similar roles is desirable.  The role will also involve working within a team across Physiotherapy outpatient services in the locality .  You will be expected to be involved in service projects and audit to ensure high quality, evidence-based practice enabling standardized care across the service.

The candidate should be self-motivated with excellent communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and within the physiotherapy team and wider MDT.

Organisation and time management is key to efficiently managing caseloads.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

On commencing the role you will have a full induction and ongoing appraisal.  Our mentorship programme offers regular supervision, setting individual objectives, promoting self-analysis and development.

All Physiotherapists benefit from regular CPD with access to advice and support from our Advanced Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists, receiving Peer review sessions, and participating in monthly In-service training. Service development and innovation is strongly encouraged alongside participation in audit and research.

The service prides itself on the pathways in place for complex patient management via onward referral to Extended Scope Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Specialists.

The role may require the candidate to assist in the supervision of Band 5 Physiotherapists, Assistants and Physiotherapy Students.

We offer a flexible working environment to cover early and evening clinics.

If you are a motivated Physiotherapist who likes to work within a supportive Physiotherapy framework, developing independent working and wishes to gain experience in the wider health community we would like to hear from you.

Person specification

Written

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registered Physiotherapist

Written

Essential criteria
  • Clear desire to work in MSK Physiotherapy

Written

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to ongoing CPD

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgePrince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chris Smith
Job title
Physiotherapy Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07753178333

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone
[email protected]
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