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Pelvic Health Physiotherapist - Specialised An exciting opportunity has arisen within Whittington Health for a band 6 Physiotherapist to develop their skills and knowledge within the speciality of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy within a supportive team. The Whittington Health Physiotherapy Service provides a specialist Pelvic Health out-patient and in-patient service for Whittington Health, accepting consultant and GP referrals, and delivered within hospital and community sites. Whittington Health is an Integrated care Organisation (ICO) and the Physiotherapy service sits within the Emergency and Integrated Medicine Services. Main duties of the job The Women's and Men's Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service is based at Whittington Hospital with a responsibility to provide inpatient and outpatient services, community clinics, and group exercise and advice sessions. The service is closely linked with Women's Health, Urology and Colorectal Consultants, Midwives, Specialist Nurses and GP services. The service is led by a Therapy Manager, supported by the Pelvic Health ESP Physiotherapist and Team Lead as well as Band 4 support staff. Experience would be advantageous but an MSK Physiotherapist with enthusiasm and drive to develop within the speciality of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy would be considered. Funding may be made available for a course specific to development into this area. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical, teaching and managerial skills and be actively involved in service development. About us Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Job responsibilities You will work as an autonomous practitioner in a specialist Band 6 role to provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients within Whittington Health Physiotherapy Services. Your work plan may include inpatient and outpatient duties, providing group exercise and advice sessions, and attending multidisciplinary meetings. You will provide supervision and training for graduate Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Technicians, and students, and be involved in teaching colleagues from other disciplines. You will be expected to deputise for the Team Lead in operational management in their absence. You will be expected to: Effectively use and ensure that the electronic and written patient records reflect your current caseload and activity; with timely discharge and outcome appointments. Undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care. Provide high quality physiotherapy including assessment, treatment and advice to patients with various Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy presentations. Assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff when required. Communicate with other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care. Participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence based projects. Have clinical supervision on a regular basis with senior staff. Supervision can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise. Supervise, line manage and appraise therapy assistants, therapy technicians and students. Provide education, training and supervision to physiotherapists, students and other staff as appropriate. Assist in the operation and development of the Physiotherapy Service provision across Whittington HealthPlease see the full job description and person specification for more detail on the role. Person Specification Education / Qualifications Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent professional qualification Registered with UK HCPC Evidence of post registration CPD Commitment to clinical and professional development in the specialised field of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy Membership of CSP Membership of Specialist Interest Groups Post registration training / courses in Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy Other courses, eg: Management Clinical Supervision IT Skills & Abilities Able to work alone as an autonomous practitioner Ability to organise and prioritise own case load Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Practice evidence based therapy High level of IST including presentation of IST, with the ability to teach other staff including juniors, assistants and students Ability to do 1:1 sessions and appraisals with juniors, assistants and students Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes Able to appropriately apply a range of treatment approaches. Knowledge & Experience Awareness of NHS and Trust systems, policies, procedures and current changes. Sound therapeutic and clinical knowledge Knowledge of physiotherapy best practise for a range of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy conditions Awareness of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy provision of care Knowledge of appropriate red flags for these specialist patient groups Problem solving approach Proficient understanding of statistics and their application Completed a minimum of 4 core Junior Rotations within the NHS (or equivalent). Active member of multi disciplinary team Supervision and training of assistants, junior members of staff and students Able to independently manage caseload to include complex patients Undertaken project within area e.g. best practice project, guideline benchmarking, audit Experience of undertaking departmental duties Ability to perform a vaginal examination as taught by a recognised post graduate course. Knowledge of the research process Relevant post registration experience in a hospital setting PERSONAL QUALITIES Personally/professionally responsible Ability to self motivate Flexible approach to changing circumstances and departmental needs Good organisation, time management and prioritisation skills Able to deputise for team leader / management Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods Able to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork Ability to exert moderate physical effort for frequent periods of up to 20 minutes Ability to carry out concurrent activities and work in an unpredictable work environment Ability to cope with regular exposure to patients that may be distressed and may display aggressive or abusive behaviour Other Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations Able to work shift patterns to cover the hours of the out patient service Able to work late shift and/or weekend respiratory or orthopaedic service Able to work oncall respiratory service 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. Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Clinical lead and ESP £46,419 to £55,046 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS