Specialist Physiotherapist Pelvic Health
Band 7
Main area Medicine and Integrated Care Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 290-MIC-2117
Site Trust Wide Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 27/05/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for a physiotherapist who is wishing to take the next step in their career as part of our dynamic pelvic health physiotherapy department. This exciting role offers you the opportunity to work in a large team with an excellent reputation. As a specialist department, this is the ideal location for you to build on your foundation skills and further develop your knowledge in specialisms from pelvic floor dysfunction to management of musculoskeletal problems in pregnancy. Our work includes managing obstetric wards and musculoskeletal outpatients, pelvic floor dysfunction outpatient clinics, and classes including antenatal exercise and a healthy pregnancy advice group. For a candidate wishing to expand their knowledge in all areas of pelvic floor dysfunction including urology, colorectal, uro‑gynaecology and sexual dysfunction patients, both male and female, this role is well suited. Specialist clinics include postnatal perineal tear clinics and direct access pathway clinics.
Main duties of the job
* To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
* To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
* To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work.
* To flexibly manage responsibilities for own complex caseload, service delivery and teaching commitments. To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the teams as a whole.
* To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multidisciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to a broad range of audiences, including other professionals and users.
Working for our organisation & Benefits
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
* Degree (or equivalent) in (therapy profession)
* State registration with the Health Professions Council
* Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
* Clinical Educators course or equivalent
* Membership of the Professional Organisation
* Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
* Management skills or leadership training
Experience
* Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
* Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
* Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and interagency working
* Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
* Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
* Experience of service development/change management
* Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
* Experience of on‑call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
* Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
* Leadership of a therapy team
* Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
* Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
* Clinical research experience
* Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
* Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
* Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions
* Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
* Advanced knowledge of relevant conditions
* Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of the relevant therapy area
* Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours
* Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management
* Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively
* Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
* Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
* Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet differing patient needs
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
* Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others in both formal and informal environments
* Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others
* Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
* Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
* Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Right to work
If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration – GOV.UK.
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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.
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