Highly Specialised Physiotherapist

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a highly motivated Band 7 Physiotherapist to join their Pelvic and Breast Health Physiotherapy team in Warrington, UK. This role manages complex cases and enhances evidence-based care across various health pathways. Responsibilities include patient assessment, staff supervision, and driving service improvements. Ideal candidates have a strong background in pelvic health and prior supervisory experience, along with relevant qualifications and training. Join an organization committed to professional development and high-quality care.

Benefits

Regular professional and personal development opportunities

Childcare vouchers

Car salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts to nearby facilities and events

Qualifications

• Band 6 level or above experience in a similar field.
• Experience of staff supervision.
• Experience of leading quality improvement work.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist, evidence-based assessment and treatment for patients.
• Manage a specialist caseload autonomously.
• Promote evidence-based practice through audit and quality improvement.

Skills

Proven skills within Pelvic Health

Knowledge and skills in pelvic and breast health

Advanced skills in management of pelvic floor dysfunction

Integrated therapy skills

Quality Improvement

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Physiotherapy

Clinical Educator

Post Graduate Study in a Complimentary Field

Mentorship / Coaching Course

Job description

Go back Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Highly Specialised Physiotherapist

The closing date is 04 January 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Physiotherapist (22.5 hours) to join our specialist and established Pelvic and Breast Health Physiotherapy team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care across pelvic health and breast health pathways for women and men.

As a Band 7 Physiotherapist, you will manage a complex specialist caseload and contribute across the four pillars of practice: advanced clinical practice, leadership, education and research/service development. You will support staff and patient training/teaching, service development and student education. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide expert assessment, treatment and advice and to continually improve patient care.

Main duties of the job

Provide highly specialist, evidence-based assessment and treatment for women\'s and men\'s pelvic health and breast health patients with complex needs.

Manage a specialist caseload autonomously, demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning and professional accountability.

Contribute to service development across the pelvic and breast health pathways in line with the four pillars of practice.

Promote evidence-based practice through audit, evaluation and quality improvement activity.

Provide expert advice, education and support to patients, carers and health care professionals within the multidisciplinary team.

Support the teaching, supervision and development of junior staff and physiotherapy students.

Work proactively and collaboratively with clinicians and managers to improve service effectiveness, efficiency and use of resources.

Demonstrate flexibility, initiative and adaptability, including working across hospital and community settings.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching hospitals NHS foundation trust is committed to providing an enjoyable and thriving place to work and learn.

The Halton Intermediate Care and Frailty Service benefits from having regular professional and personal development opportunities.

As a Trust we hold an annual awards event to recognise excellence within the Trust, as well as providing staff benefits such as childcare vouchers, car salary sacrifice schemes and discounts to nearby facilities and events. We have excellent travel links to nearby motorways and are easily accessible from Manchester, Liverpool and surrounding areas within Cheshire.

Job responsibilities

Main tasks and responsibilities

Patient/Clinical Care

1. To manage your clinical caseload with autonomy, guided by policies, procedures, codes of practice and departmental working practices.
2. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and advanced analytical skills and clinical reasoning.
3. Using highly developed knowledge and experience to make a therapeutic diagnosis of a patients condition and interpret clinical findings and documentation to formulate a comprehensive specialised programme of care, including decision making about the most appropriate treatment options. For example, where self-referral occurs, clinical diagnosis is made, and a programme of care is developed.
4. To supervise less experienced staff and students in the provision of patient care.
5. To provide planned and spontaneous advice to patients/clients, junior staff, staff of other disciplines, formal and informal carers, and relatives
6. To have highly developed physical, dexterous and manipulative skills for the treatment of patients, which may involve the use of specialist equipment relating to the area of therapy.
7. To be responsible for maintaining and managing accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with professional and local standards for themselves and their team.
8. To frequently exert physical effort in cramped conditions and sustained postures for periods of up to 40 minutes several times a day. This would include moving patients as part of their treatment or moving equipment.
9. With every patient, concentration is required to listen, observe, evaluate, document, plan and act on information gathered. Work can frequently be unpredictable and interrupted.
10. To deal frequently with distressing or emotional situations, such as dealing with patients and families who are distressed due to acute or a terminal illness, those who are elderly, those with special needs and those experiencing prolonged ongoing deterioration.
11. To have daily contact with patients bodily fluids, odours, dust, etc.

Management Responsibilities

1. To be the line manager for a multi-professional team managing referrals into the service, workload prioritisation and allocation within the team, taking into account the changing/competing demands.
2. To be responsible for the day-to-day management of a team, including annual leave, sickness, initial handling of complaints, disciplinary issues and recruitment. This will also include dealing with staff who may be upset. This may be due to clinical and managerial issues.

To play a key role in the coordination of activities with other agencies, such as discharge planning and case management.

To propose and implement policy/procedures and service improvements, which may impact across the directorate as a whole.

To be responsible for the safe and competent use of equipment and resources by staff and patients and ensure that equipment is monitored and maintained in good condition.

To ensure that accurate management information is collected and collated for the team.

To act as an authorised signatory for the team, including the signing of travel expense sheets, locum and overtime time sheets and equipment purchases, totalling more than £1000 per month.

Communication and relationships

1. To use highly developed communication with patients and carers/relatives to progress specific rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This would include providing and receiving complex information, using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills, particularly persuading/influencing to ensure compliance with treatment. This will include patients who have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g., patients who may be dysphasic, depressed, visually impaired, hard of hearing, or may be unable to accept their diagnosis.
2. To communicate effectively with a range of professionals within the team, within the directorate and within the trust and in external agencies, including primary care, social services, voluntary organisations and others.
3. To regularly make presentations to groups and individuals across the community and within the Trust as required.
4. To provide support to patients, relatives or staff who may be upset, angry or aggressive. This may include clinical and managerial issues.
5. To regularly provide training to own discipline, multi-disciplinary/other professionals, and students.

Governance

1. To work within the standards of professional practice as described by professional body. To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through postgraduate training and CPD in the specialist area/field.
2. To provide the managerial support necessary to enable the team to achieve the same. This will include implementation and monitoring of staff appraisal systems, the development of a structured training plan for staff and access to mandatory training.
3. To access and provide support (including clinical, peer and managerial) as required.
4. To record and store patient related information in computerised and paper- based systems.
5. When working in the community or domiciliary settings to work as a lone practitioner within the lone worker policy guidelines.
6. To initiate or participate in the design of complex multi-disciplinary audit and research projects at a local, regional, or national level.
7. To maintain and develop specialist knowledge of evidence -based practice in the area of work.
8. To be actively involved in improvements to service delivery, e.g. evaluation of clinical practice, evidence- based projects, audit, outcome measure, and representation at local meetings and attendance at national meetings.

Full job description/person specification attached.

For further information related to this post, please contact the Clinical Team Manager, Ailsa Witherington.

[e-mail] 01925662500

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• Mentorship / Coaching Course
• Clinical Educator
• Post Graduate Study in a Complimentary Field / Post Graduate Study level 7 or above

Experience

• Band 6 level or above experience in a similar field.
• Experience of staff supervision
• Experience of leading quality improvement work
• Leading Audit
• Complaints Resolution

Knowledge and Skills

• Proven skills within Pelvic Health
• Knowledge and skills in pelvic and breast health
• Advanced skills in management of pelvic floor dysfunction for the general population
• Integrated therapy skills
• Advanced skills in management of obstetric related pelvic health conditions.
• Experience within single point of access and appropriate triaging of referrals
• Quality Improvement

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.

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