Women's Health Physiotherapist

Job summary

Women's Health Physiotherapist Band 7

This is an exciting post for a women's health physiotherapist to work with the well-established multidisciplinary integrated continence and pelvic floor service based at Croydon University Hospital for a fixed term to cover absence. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust strives to be at the forefront of responsive and dynamic service provision for patients referred to the continence service, which has a vision for providing patient centred care and effective health care for all. The post holder will provide a high quality specialised physiotherapy service that meets the needs of individuals presenting with bladder and pelvic floor dysfunction. Using current evidence and education to promote bladder and pelvic floor function to manage dysfunction in an efficient effective and supportive way. Working closely with other health care professionals from the primary and secondary care settings. To provide and maintain a high standard of women's health physiotherapy service to patients and to assist in monitoring, proposing and implementing service development and change.

Main duties of the job

To perform as an autonomous practitioner, using advanced, specialised assessment of women's health patients including those with highly complex presentations.

To formulate a diagnosis and provide a specialist physiotherapy treatment plan using highly skilled clinical reasoning.

To undertake the highly skilled specialist assessment of patients, including those with highly complex presentations with gynaecological and musculoskeletal obstetric conditions using highly developeddexterity, coordination and palpatory sensory skills. This includes continuing risk assessment, manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling requiring moderate but variable physical effort duringsessions

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.