Acute Medical Unit (AMU) Physiotherapy Team Leader, NMGH

The closing date is 27 October 2025

This post is a Physiotherapy Team Leader for The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at North Manchester General Hospital.

Clinical leadership of the Acute Medical Unit Physiotherapy team.

This role involves close MDT working, in particular with Occupational Therapy colleagues on AMU.

The post holder will also need to be flexible to offer clinical support to other In‑patient teams within the department as required.

Band 7 Team Lead staff are required to lead the development of staff within their team.

Band 7 Team Lead staff are required to lead the development of their service.

The post holder will need to have Respiratory competency in order to manage patients on AMU, and contribute to the NMGH weekend working service.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll 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 .

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

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• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
  
• HPC registration.
  
• Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio.
  
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training.
  
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training/courses in specific clinical areas appropriate to post
  
• Membership of relevant special interest group
  

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• Appropriate level of post registration experience.
  
• Previous experience across a broad range of rotations
  
• Research and Development awareness and/or experience
  
• Previous experience in a Senior role
  

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata