Lead Physiotherapist for Perinatal Pelvic Health Service

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton upon Trent, East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a qualified professional for a lead physiotherapy role focusing on obstetric patients with pelvic health conditions. Responsibilities include overseeing staff training, delivering complex treatments, and ensuring service delivery meets departmental KPIs. The ideal candidate will support multidisciplinary teams and coordinate patient care effectively. This position also includes development opportunities and various staff benefits such as discounted gym memberships and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

On-going recruitment support

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and coordinate education, training and supervision of Physiotherapists.
• Provide advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients with complex needs.
• Represent the Physiotherapy service in multi-disciplinary team settings.
• Ensure service meets specialty KPIs and support pelvic health service targets.
• Determine clinical diagnosis and treatment, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Organise clinical caseload effectively and efficiently.
• Support management and training of Physiotherapy staff.
• Ensure service targets are met daily; coordinate with Physiotherapy colleagues during pressure times.
• Guide, train and evaluate staff for career progression.
• Coordinate evidence-based audit and research projects.

Job description

Vacancy

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

Overview

To take a lead role in planning, co‑ordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to obstetric patients with pelvic health conditions on a day‑to‑day basis, and work closely with and support other Physiotherapy teams working with pelvic health conditions across UHDB/ LMNS.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and coordinate the education, training and supervision of the Physiotherapists, support workers and students working within the speciality.
• Provide advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients with complex needs associated to the speciality.
• Represent the Physiotherapy service to the wider UHDB women’s health multi‑disciplinary team as well as being the link to the Therapy managers, internal and external stakeholders across UHDB linked ICB's and LMNS structures.
• Ensure that pelvic health service contributes appropriately to specialty KPIs, and to support the PPHS to achieve KPIs that relate to pelvic health service at UHDB.
• Determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, inpatients and outpatients, and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• Support day‑to‑day management (reviewing performance and progress, allocation and checking of work) and training to Physiotherapy staff, to ensure competence in carrying out duties with patients with pelvic health problems.
• Ensure that service targets are met and facilitated on a daily basis. Coordinate the service with other Physiotherapy colleagues to ensure provision of a prioritised service during pressure times, due to workload or staffing difficulties.
• Provide support, guidance, training and evaluation of qualified and unqualified staff, to ensure their structured career progression.
• Undertake and coordinate evidence‑based audit and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice. Lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or service protocols.
• Work as part of the MDT to provide advice and deliver a holistic patient‑centred approach to care in an inpatient and outpatient capacity.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts

• We see on average 4,810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Application Details

Closing date of applications: 28 December 2025.

Interview date: 7 & 8 January 2026.

Please see the attached Job description and Person Specification.

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This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.