Pelvic Health Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Pelvic Health Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Physiotherapist, Pelvic Health Band 6 University Hospitals Dorset (Cross site) Part time up to 0.55 WTE / 20.5 hours per week

Christchurch and Poole are friendly, welcoming hospitals where the PH physiotherapists are part of the outpatient physiotherapy team and well-integrated into the MDT and Maternity services delivering care to Gynae, Uro-gynae, Colorectal, Men's Health, Antenatal MSK, Perinatal Pelvic Health, including post-natal in and outpatient work which will be at the new BEACH maternity unit Royal Bournemouth site. You will have a keen interest to develop your skills in all aspects of Pelvic Health.

We can offer you:

• Training opportunities and extensive clinical experience
• Leadership and management training opportunities
• Coaching and mentoring facilities

Base Location: Poole, Christchurch and Royal Bournemouth Hospitals

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Provide evidence-based, specialist care to perinatal, urogynecology, male & colorectal patients.
• Contribute to key aspects of the service, mentoring of Band 5 and students and supporting the wider Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team, including cross-site and off-site working.
• Promote and deliver a high quality, evidence-based, customer-focused service.
• Work within national and local guidelines, including working at off-site clinics.

Person Specification

You will have:

• Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of all pelvic health case types and if possible, also have some experience with complex and varied pelvic health caseloads.
• MSK experience and an understanding about onward MSK care
• Working knowledge of Badgernet or similar Maternity systems, or willingness to learn new system, and familiarity of acute care provision to perinatal inpatients and escalation of AN MSK care
• Experience of working successfully in partnership with consultants, midwives and other relevant medical practitioners, for example within an MDT or shared pathway and participating in creating innovative solutions for new services
• Experience leading patient groups both in person and virtually
• Empathy and kindness

Qualifications

• Current HCPC registered Physiotherapist
• Full or Affiliate member of POGP

Experience

• Experience working in NHS
• At least 2 years post graduate physiotherapy experience
• Have had experience of Band 5-6 MSK outpatient Physiotherapy
• Experience of using electronic patient/service user record systems
• Proven advanced clinical assessment/ reasoning/ problem solving skills within clinical area
• Have had some experience working as a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist in a professional setting

Technical Skills Competencies

• Highly motivated and reliable with the ability to motivate others
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Demonstrate some digital competencies with a varied number of systems related to healthcare
• Be proficient in intimate examinations relevant to pelvic health physiotherapy

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions within Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
• Demonstrable knowledge of current relevant guidelines in Pelvic health
• Demonstrable professional development relevant to Pelvic Health

Other Requirements Specific to the Role

• Willingness to attend external and internal CPD opportunities and to share this learning within the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Team and wider MDT
• Ability to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment
• Have completed courses for urinary and colorectal dysfunction and AN PN MSK and common symptoms [POGP or equivalent]

Personal Attributes

• Flexible approach to their work-the ability to provide telephone, video and face to face clinical interventions dependant on clinical need
• Demonstrate experience of working within an NHS team

Language

• Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

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.