Senior Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at a leading NHS Foundation Trust for a Senior Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to provide patient care and support within a dynamic team. This role emphasizes the importance of training, professional development, and involvement in specialized pelvic health services.

Qualifications

• Experience working in Women's health and Musculoskeletal outpatient roles is essential.
• Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment for pelvic health conditions.
• Supervision of students and involvement in service development.
• Participate in MDT meetings and support CPD.

Skills

Knowledge of current best practice in Women's Health

Good teamwork skills

Education

Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy (MCSP)

HPC Registration

Job description

Go back Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

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Job summary

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to take on a dynamic role as one of the Senior Physiotherapists in Pelvic Health based at the Birmingham Women's Hospital. It will be an excellent opportunity to gain experience within this specialised field of Physiotherapy and work in a supportive team environment.

The post holder will be part of the wider Physiotherapy team within the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

The Birmingham Women's Hospital has a reputation as a Centre of Excellence providing high quality care in Women's Health to the local and regional population.

We are seeking an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our friendly and motivated team.

We are opening this job opportunity to recruit a Band 6 physiotherapist with experience in pelvic health but will consider therapists new to this specialty or highly driven Band 5 physiotherapists with special interest in pelvic health. We aim to offer support to gain relevant competencies to progress to a Band 6 level. Experience and knowledge in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy is an advantage. Due to the nature of this post there is a degree of flexibility in how the hours are delivered.

Main duties of the job

The post offers the opportunity to work within the specialty of pelvic health. The current service provision is predominantly out-patient based, with occasional ward work, and provides assessment and treatment into a number of different conditions throughout different life stages. This includes but is not exclusive to, bladder or bowel problems, vaginal prolapse, pelvic and sexual pain / dysfunction, OASI and perineal trauma. We are currently involved as a research site in these areas of expertise.

We also manage and provide treatment for pregnant women with pregnancy related low back and pelvic girdle pain. Birmingham Hospitals are early implementer sites for the Peri-natal Pelvic Health Service with the focus to improve access to care for this population.

Supervision of students and teaching within the department or wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) is an essential part of the role. There will be an expectation that the post holder will show an interest in service development, audit and research. The ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills is essential to working effectively within this strong multi-disciplinary team. We encourage personal development and actively supports continuous professional development (CPD).

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure that you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

The closing date for this job advert may be brought forward should we receive a high volume of applications. Early applications are therefore welcomed.

Person Specification

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Knowledge of current best practice in Women's Health and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of urogynaecological & bowel conditions
• Experience of working in MDT
• Experience of working as a first contact practitioner
• Educator/teaching skills

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Good teamwork skills

Other Requirements

• Adherence to CSP and HCPC guidelines/codes of ethics and professional conduct
• Knowledge of waiting list and diary management
• Member of Special Interest group

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy (MCSP)
• HPC Registration
• Research In Specialist Area

Experience

• Previous experience of working in Women's health and Musculoskeletal outpatient
• Extensive broad based post-graduate experience including respiratory care

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Research experience

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.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust