Specialist Physiotherapist

Transformation Unit; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Part Time Women’s Health Band 6 Physiotherapist to join a supportive pelvic health team in Peterborough. The role involves outpatient care for women’s health and ward-based work, with opportunities to contribute to maternity and breast cancer care plans.

The post requires a physiotherapy degree, HCPC registration, and relevant musculoskeletal and women’s health expertise.

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registered.
• Postgraduate training in musculoskeletal and women’s health.

Responsibilities

• Outpatient caseload of women’s health patients.
• Work on wards with senior staff offering advice and exercises.
• Provide exercise guidance and discharge advice.
• Support maternity and breast cancer surgical wards.
• Collaborate with MDTs to deliver patient-centred care.

Skills

MSK physiotherapy

Ward-based care

Women’s Health experience

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registered

CSP member

CSP Specialist section – POGP

Tools

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Women’s Health Band 6 Physiotherapist- Part Time

Ready to grow your career in Women’s & Men’s Health Physiotherapy?

Join our welcoming and highly supportive pelvic health team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and take the next step in a rewarding specialist career.

Why Join Us?

You’ll work within a specialist multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care to patients referred from GP practices, Gynaecology & Urology services, Obstetric & Colorectal Consultants, Specialist Nurses, and Midwives.

The Role

• Assessment and treatment of pelvic girdle pain, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse
• Running groups – Pelvic health advice and Pelvic girdle pain
• Supporting patients on maternity wards – pelvic health advice and mobility
• Supporting patients on breast cancer surgical wards – advice and exercises post-op
• Providing exercise guidance and discharge advice alongside experienced therapists

Essential experience: Musculoskeletal physiotherapy and ward-based working.
Women’s Health experience is desirable — but not essential.

Be Part of Something Special

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, innovative, and passionate pelvic health team committed to delivering exceptional patient care while supporting your professional growth.

Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.

Main duties of the job

As a specialist physiotherapist working with the women’s and men’s health physiotherapy team you will have an outpatient caseload of women’s health patients; such as pelvic girdle pain, gynae and breast cancer patients. You will also work on the wards alongside our experienced band 4’s offering advice and exercises to women post-partum, or post-breast cancer surgery.

To demonstrate women’s health physiotherapy skills to manage patients referred to the service working in accordance with individual performance metrics

To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence-based practice, local and national standards

To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams

To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team

To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality

To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole in patient/outpatient team

To be available to provide Clinical Supervision

To guide support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans

Working for our organisation

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of post graduate training/qualification relevant to clinical area –musculoskeletal physiotherapy and women’s health physiotherapy
• CSP member
• Member of CSP Specialist section – POGP

Experience

• Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks

Experience

• Clinical experience working in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working
• Demonstrate active involvement in the audit process
• Experience of change management
• Experience of supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students
• Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge
• NHS experience working within Women’s and Men’s health

Knowledge

• Demonstrate sound level of theoretical profession specific knowledge
• Evidence of current practices and developments within the field Women’s and Men’s health
• Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance including implications on service and audit

Key Skills

• Provide enhanced clinical care in line with professional registration, code of conduct and defined scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for decisions
• Flexible and adaptable to prioritise workload
• Demonstrate self-reflective practice and experience of supporting others with reflective practice through supervision or mentorship
• Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non- verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to use evidence-based practice to inform clinical care
• Able to work as a team player/ independently
• Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel

Other

• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
• Be prepared to work across sites as and when required

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month’s salary. Volunteers are exempt.

Our Values – At the heart of all we do
We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications—please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring UK sponsorship are welcome where the role is eligible for sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) rules.

Please note that not all roles will meet the eligibility requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Eligibility is determined by factors including occupation code, skill level and salary thresholds in line with UKVI guidance.

Most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals require a visa to work in the UK. Candidates are encouraged to review current visa requirements and eligibility before applying:
Check UK visa eligibility

If applying from overseas, you may also be required to provide a criminal record certificate for any country in which you have lived for 12 months or more during the past 10 years.

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.