Senior Physiotherapist - Pelvic Support Specialist
Exeter Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent contract | Part time
Up to £43,000 per annum (Pro rata), depending on experience
22.5 hours per week
Our Physiotherapy team at Exeter Hospital currently have an opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist specialising in Pelvic Health. This role will cover Pelvic Health specialist outpatients as well as the possibility for some involvement with musculoskeletal outpatients.
Nuffield Health is Britain’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation, as part of the team you will have clinical support available from our National Pelvic Health Lead and our large network of Pelvic Health physiotherapists as well as your Regional Physiotherapy lead, with leadership from the management team on site. You will have a CPD budget to encourage you to continue your learning and striving for clinical excellence.
The Role
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Physiotherapist to join our Physiotherapy Team. You will see a range of pelvic health patients including urogynaecology, colorectal, pregnancy, postpartum and post-operative patients with a mixture of insurance and self-paying clients. You will develop close working relationships with the consultants at our hospital in Exeter to provide the patients with truly connected healthcare.
The hospital is brilliantly placed to support and mentor the successful candidate for this role, alongside our academy training programmes.
There is also scope for the inclusion of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy work if applicant is keen and has maintained professional development in this area.
You will work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, AHPs and consultants in order to optimise the health and recovery of our patients.
As a Senior Physiotherapist you will:
1. Deliver high quality, effective clinical care.
2. Adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health, in which we encourage behaviour which is enterprising, passionate, independent and caring.
3. Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and responsive to our patient’s needs.
4. Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided
5. Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes
6. Be expected to contribute to the weekend rota covering orthopedic post-operative inpatients
To succeed as a Senior Physiotherapist, you will:
7. Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and you’ll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
8. Have completed the minimum of a Foundation level course in Pelvic health (POGP or Pelvic Health Academy) & be competent to carry out internal assessment of the pelvic floor.
9. Ideally have 2 years’ minimum experience in Women’s Health managing presentations such as urinary dysfunction and pelvic organ prolapse.
10. Experience in Men’s Health would be an advantage.
11. Have evidence of experience & further professional training in Pelvic Health and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner in this field.
12. Have post qualification experience of musculoskeletal physiotherapy
13. Ideally have experience of orthopaedic ward work
14. Ideally have experience of both NHS and private healthcare services
15. Pilates and Mummy MOT qualifications would be an advantage
16. Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with the general public and other healthcare professionals.
17. Be a competent and confident IT user with strong organisation skills
18. Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
It’s equally important that you share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. That makes you part of a much wider team, working to create a healthier future for each individual client.
Supporting your growth.
We’re committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning Foundation, you’ll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you’ll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer.
As Nuffield Health continues to grow you can choose to develop your career within clinical roles or by moving into managerial positions. We support and encourage post-graduate education and have formed a partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University which will offer fantastic learning and research opportunities in the future.