Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Practitioner at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust to cover a maternity leave vacancy and, lead the Pelvic healthteam and provide expert clinical intervention.
The role works alongside consultants on the Pelvic floor unit, and expert physiotherapy assessment and treatment of pelvic floor conditions.You will be actively supported to contribute to the continued evaluation of the service and dissemination of work by publication and atconferences.
You will lead The Pelvic Health clinical team which currently comprises of 4 x Band 7/ 2 x band 6/ 1 x band 5/ 1 x band 4, providing support andprofessional development. The team provides both Obstetric and gynaecological physiotherapy.
An MSc or equivalent, and previous experience of advanced Pelvic Health skills including internal examinations is required.
There is role is 27 hours per week, but options or variation to the hours can be explored at interview and with the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
o To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioner's professional activities.
o To carry out assessment, analysis and formulation of best care programmes for a wide range of patients as an expert autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations and to use clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and advanced rehabilitation expertise to determine appropriate care plan utilising highly specialist treatment skills and options.
o To be responsible and accountable for own and department patient care plans, including discharge planning, and to provide consultation as an expert on Pelvic Health physiotherapy with advice and guidance for junior and senior team members and other health care professionals both within and outside the Trust.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provides an advanced level of clinical practice exercising autonomy of decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for their decisions.
Responsible for the operational management of the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service in conjunction with the Consultant Physiotherapist in iMSK and Clinical Lead and the Head of Physiotherapy and contributes to departmental management and Trust initiatives in strategic planning and development of the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service across the whole organisation.
Uses expert clinical reasoning skills to provide highly specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and other medical, nursing and midwifery staff, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload of highly complex patients.
Professional and clinical leadership in the development and implementation of a comprehensive training and personal development plan for all designated pelvic health physiotherapy staff and, in conjunction with the management team, strives to ensure excellence of training across the whole organisation.
Supports the Consultant Physiotherapists/Clinical Lead to identify and implement clinical research, audit and data collection priorities within the area of Pelvic Health expertise to inform departmental clinical development strategy.
Responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance in designated area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provides an advanced level of clinical practice exercising autonomy of decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for their decisions.
Responsible for the operational management of the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service in conjunction with the Consultant Physiotherapist in iMSK and Clinical Lead and the Head of Physiotherapy and contributes to departmental management and Trust initiatives in strategic planning and development of the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service across the whole organisation.
Uses expert clinical reasoning skills to provide highly specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and other medical, nursing and midwifery staff, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload of highly complex patients.
Professional and clinical leadership in the development and implementation of a comprehensive training and personal development plan for all designated pelvic health physiotherapy staff and, in conjunction with the management team, strives to ensure excellence of training across the whole organisation.
Supports the Consultant Physiotherapists/Clinical Lead to identify and implement clinical research, audit and data collection priorities within the area of Pelvic Health expertise to inform departmental clinical development strategy.
Responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance in designated area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree in Advanced physiotherapy or equivalent or working towards it.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development at 'M' level including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to Pelvic Health physiotherapy
- HPC Registration
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Education/ supervision training
Experience
Essential
- Significant Band 7 level experience of working in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy in outpatient environments, pelvic floor/urogynaecology and/or pelvic floor units including management of highly complex pelvic health patients
- Previous experience in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy in the NHS.
- Experience of leading clinical Governance in clinical area, including risk management, patient experience and audit. Experience in leading service development
- Previous experience of staff and student supervision and clinical education
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a Clinical Specialist role
- Evidence of published data in recognised journals
- Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
- Experience of research methodology
Skills
Essential
- Expert skills in pelvic health physiotherapy including advanced care
- Exceptional team building and team working skills Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Highly developed communication skills with ability to deal with highly sensitive, emotional, conflicting and contentious matters.
- Proven clinical leadership ability
Desirable
- Advanced pelvic health Physiotherapy skills
- Competent IT skills: ability to create and/or format databases and/or spreadsheets using computerized systems
- Strong Presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree in Advanced physiotherapy or equivalent or working towards it.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development at 'M' level including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to Pelvic Health physiotherapy
- HPC Registration
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Education/ supervision training
Experience
Essential
- Significant Band 7 level experience of working in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy in outpatient environments, pelvic floor/urogynaecology and/or pelvic floor units including management of highly complex pelvic health patients
- Previous experience in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy in the NHS.
- Experience of leading clinical Governance in clinical area, including risk management, patient experience and audit. Experience in leading service development
- Previous experience of staff and student supervision and clinical education
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a Clinical Specialist role
- Evidence of published data in recognised journals
- Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
- Experience of research methodology
Skills
Essential
- Expert skills in pelvic health physiotherapy including advanced care
- Exceptional team building and team working skills Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Highly developed communication skills with ability to deal with highly sensitive, emotional, conflicting and contentious matters.
- Proven clinical leadership ability
Desirable
- Advanced pelvic health Physiotherapy skills
- Competent IT skills: ability to create and/or format databases and/or spreadsheets using computerized systems
- Strong Presentation 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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
