Specialist Pelvic Physiotherapist

Job responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner, professionally and legally accountable to the management of patients in your care, ensuring a high standard of clinical care.
• Highly skilled in verbal and non-verbal communication skills with all groups of patients.
• Coordinate and ensure effective delivery of obstetric and gynaecological inpatient service, across the Trust within resources, adapting to change and prioritising accordingly.
• To be able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning within the assessment and treatment of patient's suffering a wide range of complex pelvic floor dysfunction /pelvic symptoms. Implement goal setting and constant re-evaluation of intervention to achieve optimum outcomes for the patient including comprehensive discharge planning.
• Formulate individualised specific management and treatment plans employing advanced analytical skills.
• Utilising advanced treatment skills and options including neuromuscular electrical stimulation, biofeedback.
• To be responsive and adaptable to perpetual changes in patient's clinical states.
• To elicit active patient participation and cooperation with treatment often against a background of cognitive/behavioural/perceptual components.
• To assess mental capacity of the patient, including ability to give informed consent and this be documented whilst working within the legal framework.
• Ensure coordinated treatment approach, making accurate and timely risk assessments to minimise risks and maximise patient's progress.
• Provide highly specialist advice to members of the MDT.
• Work closely with other specialist services e.g urogynae nurse specialists.
• Effectively communicate with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and ensure understanding of often complex aspects of their condition.
• identify and justify when a patient does not require physiotherapy intervention, but needs other MDT input.
• Empower patients to self manage long term conditions through advice, education, coping strategies and therapeutic procedures.
• Supervision of student including use of formal appraisal.
• provide specialist advice/mentoring to physiotherapy colleagues on the management of complex cases.
• Managerial and Leadership:-
• Take responsibility for certain service operational issues.
• Be involved in planning/organisation of clinical and service based activity.
• Actively participate in appropriate unit working groups within the Trust.
• For further details see Job description attached.
• Professional and educational:-
• Maintain own CPD to ensure practice up to date and evidence based.
• Actively attend internal/external courses.
• Share new skills/knowledge with physio colleagues in training session.

For further details see job description attached.

Skills, Knowledge & Aptitudes

Essential

• oAdvanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology related to women's health patients
• oAdvanced clinical reasoning skills in women's health.
• oReport writing skills
• oUnderstanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
• oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
• oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
• oAble to present information in a clear and logical manner
• oPresentation and teaching skills
• oAbility to lead and motivate others within the team
• oProven organisational skills, including prioritisation and delegation
• oAble to work at intense levels of concentration during most of the working day
• oCompetent IT skills
• oResearch skills
• oCounselling skills
• oAbility to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
• oAble to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
• oWorking knowledge of Clinical Governance including Risk Management, Audit and Quality
• oBasic computer skills
• oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients

Qualifications & Learning

Essential

• oDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• oRegistered with the Health & Care Professions Council
• oEvidence of Continuing Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate masters level courses relevant to the clinical field.

Experience

Essential

• oMinimum 5 years post registration experience
• oTwo to three years as Band 6
• oExperience of staff supervision and development
• oEvidence of participation in research / audit

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oTeam player
• oSelf motivated
• oEnthusiastic
• oFlexible and forward thinking
• oReliable
• oGood communicator
• oEmpathetic
• oSupportive of others

Special Requirements

Essential

• oCar driver, or ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
• oCommitted to personal and team development
• oAble to maintain judgement under pressure.
• oDemonstrates ability to use initiative
• oBasic IT Skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).