Bladder and Bowel Specialist Physiotherapist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pelvic Floor Specialist Physiotherapist at Band 6 on a part-time basis (22.5 hours) in Preston, working within the Bladder & Bowel Service. The role involves autonomous clinical work, a mixed ward/community caseload, and opportunities for professional development.

The post emphasises specialist input, MDT collaboration, and education of students, with a salary in the £39,959–£48,117 pro rata range and yearly pay.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration with a physiotherapy degree or diploma
• Evidence of CPD in relevant areas
• Knowledge of pelvic floor and bladder/bowel specialist physiotherapy is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of specialist physiotherapy input to the designated therapy team
• Hours may be worked over 7 days between 08:00 and 20:00 depending on service need
• Assess and treat patients within a ward or community setting as an autonomous practitioner
• Physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations to develop individualised treatment
• Hold responsibility for own complex caseload and a defined area without direct supervision
• Supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students to meet degree standards

Job description

Bladder and Bowel Specialist Physiotherapist

Band 6

Main area Recovery and Resillience Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 351-CEN2659-ZK

Site Ribbleton Clinic Town Preston Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well‑being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

The Central Lancashire Community Bladder and Bowel Service is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Pelvic floor Specialist Physiotherapist to join our service.

The Bladder & Bowel service is a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physiotherapists and Health Care assistant and is led by a specialist physiotherapist. The service has a supportive and warm culture where everyone’s contribution is valued.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while helping to shape the future development of bladder and bowel services across Central Lancashire.

As a Pelvic Floor Specialist Physiotherapist, you will manage a clinical caseload, undertaking holistic assessments, treatment planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients experiencing bladder, bowel and pelvic floor dysfunction.

Main duties of the job

Provide a high standard of specialist physiotherapy input to the designated therapy team. Hours may be required to be worked over 7 days between 08.00am and 08.00pm, depending on service need.

To assess and treat patients within a ward or community setting as an autonomous practitioner

Physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Hold responsibility for own complex caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision.

The postholder will ensure their own personal development and participate in the development of others

To supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the degree standard.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy Evidence of CPD in relevant areas

Knowledge

• Experience and ability to work effectively within an MDT Evidence of clinical topic training / staff presentations
• Evidence of supervision of assistant staff / students
• Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks

Experience

• Treatment of a broad range of conditions.
• Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service /practice Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
• Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working.

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.

If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.