Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, via Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, invites applications for a Band 6 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to join the pelvic health team in the Community Bladder & Bowel Service. You will support development, audits, and operate across multiple community bases.

Work includes specialist assessments, advanced communication with anxious patients, and training in vaginal/anorectal examinations, with supervision of juniors where applicable.

Qualifications

• Specialist assessment and treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction in outpatient settings.
• Demonstrated advanced communication with patients who may feel embarrassed or anxious.
• Will receive in-house and external training, including vaginal and anorectal examinations.
• Use evidence-based principles and clinical reasoning to plan and deliver individualised care.
• Support clinic operations, MDT meetings, and service development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist outpatient pelvic health assessments and treatments.
• Contribute to MDT meetings and service improvement projects.
• Drive development and promotion of pelvic health services in primary and secondary care.
• Assist supervision, education and support of junior staff and trainees.

Skills

Pelvic Health

Advanced communication

Clinical auditing

Team collaboration

Job description

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) are looking for a positive and motivated Band 6 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to join our pelvic health team in the Community Bladder & Bowel Service. This team is expanding to support an ever-evolving demand for Pelvic Health in our growing patient population. Therefore, it is essential that candidates have a keen interest for pelvic floor health and conditions associated with pelvic floor dysfunction to support and shape the team going forward to meet the service need and expectations of patients and best practice guidelines. You will be working alongside our experienced Pelvic health Physiotherapists, consisting of a Band 7 Clinical Lead, two band 6 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists, Community Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurses, Acute trust Obstetric, Urogynecology, Urology and Colorectal teams.

Our outpatient clinics are held in community settings across the CCICP area, therefore, you may be required to work in more than one clinical base. Clinic appointments are held individually or in group settings.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team of specialist physiotherapists providing a comprehensive out-patient Physiotherapy service in Pelvic Health and have an active role regarding the further development of the service and completion of clinical audits.

• To act as a Clinical Specialist, providing specialist assessment and treatment for male and female patients who may have complex presentations of pelvic floor dysfunction in an outpatient setting. Referrals include bladder, bowel and/or gynaecological symptoms
• To demonstrate advanced communication skills when treating complex patients, for whom embarrassment and/or anxiety may provide a barrier to communication.
• Due to the specialist nature of this field within physiotherapy, the post holder will be provided with in house and external training to develop appropriate competencies, including conducting internal vaginal and anorectal examinations.
• Using evidence-based principles / current best practice, specialist skills and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, and deliver individualised treatment programmes.
• To assist the Clinical Team Lead, Specialist Nurses, and pelvic health physiotherapist in the day to day running of clinics. Attend MDT meetings. Assist with service development and involvement in service improvement initiatives.
• To participate in the development and promotion of the service within primary and secondary care settings.
• Assist with the supervision, education and support of junior staff, assistants, and external students on placement when applicable.

Join Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, a thriving NHS Community Services Provider

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) delivers high-quality NHS community services across Cheshire. We are a forward-thinking, dynamic organisation dedicated to continuous improvement and outstanding patient care. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, working closely with our community partners to shape the future of healthcare.

We are ambitious in our vision to become an 'Outstanding' provider of community services, and we are committed to supporting our colleagues' professional development.

Our organisation is growing rapidly--over the past eight years, our workforce has expanded from 350 to over 1,000 staff, and our services have increased from 25 to 49, with our contract value doubling in the process.

As part ofMid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, CCICP offers the benefits of both a supportive local team and the wider opportunities of a leading NHS provider.

Now is an exciting time to join us. With plans underway for the new Leighton Hospital in Crewe, we are at the forefront of innovation in healthcare. This cutting-edge hospital will be the most digitally advanced in the country, shaping the future of patient care and driving transformation across the region as part of the Healthier Futures programme.

Join us and be part of a forward-looking, compassionate, and ambitious organisation where your career can thrive.