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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an expert and supportive therapy team at Ascot House Intermediate Care Unit, which is an integrated, multi-professional and multi-agency Intermediate Care service based in Sale, Trafford.

You will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team who work together to deliver an effective and safe Intermediate Care service.

We will rely on you to provide timely specialist physiotherapy assessments and treatments to patients who are admitted to the unit. 

You will follow agreed protocols for ensuring appropriate and timely input and ensure pathways of care and communications with all agencies working with the service to deliver effective patient care.

Together our hospitals and community services across Manchester and Trafford are innovating with digital solutions and using our knowledge, skills and resources to provide even better patient care for the diverse communities of our thriving city and beyond.

We want talented people from all backgrounds to choose to join our diverse team, supporting you with your work life balance and well being.

Wherever your interests lie, we’ll support you to develop your skills to become an expert in your field. Let us tell you more about what the job involves and why this could be your next and best career move if you have the right skills, experience, and attitude to wow us and of course, to meet the needs and demands of the role.

Main duties of the job

To undertake physiotherapy assessments and formulate appropriate, patient specific treatment plans·

Completion of detailed falls assessment and management plan in line with NICE guidance

Delivering reablement and rehabilitation to patients to help them recover from their hospital admission and safely return to their home address

Working in partnership with OT’s and support workers to deliver functional rehab in order to promote independence and facilitate timely discharge planning 

Completion of clinical triage of referrals to determine if patients are suitable for admission 

Completing moving and handling assessments of patient on admission, post fall or due to a change in condition 

Prescribing and completing exercise programmes with patients 

Delegating interventions to support and junior staff 

Completing home visits when required and discharge home visits for all patients

Providing supervision and peer to peer support to junior, support staff and students

Working for our organisation

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.