Job summary
This is a Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire-wide post working across hospital and community settings.
The post holder will work autonomously as a specialised advanced practice physiotherapist, in conjunction with the Specialist PPHS Midwifery team to manage the clinical delivery of care within the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service.
They will provide expert advice for women and birthing people requiring pelvic health care.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing therapy input to women and birthing people in your specialised area. Liaise with other disciplines and agencies as required in the planning and implementation of clinical care.
To educate women, birthing people, their relatives / carers and the wider MDT about pelvic health and its significance and ensure that information and support is available.
To use negotiating and persuasive skills to facilitate effective service delivery within the specialty team.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing therapy input to women and birthing people in your specialised area. Liaise with other disciplines and agencies as required in the planning and implementation of clinical care.
To educate women, birthing people, their relatives / carers and the wider MDT about pelvic health and its significance and ensure that information and support is available.
To use negotiating and persuasive skills to facilitate effective service delivery within the specialty team.
To liaise with the midwifery leadership team, principal therapists, divisional therapy managers, partner organisations and clinical leads for obstetrics and gynaecology, as appropriate.
To liaise with, and work as an integral member of, the multi-disciplinary team, building and maintaining effective working relationships within the Trust and the wider health economy.
To use motivational and negotiation skills in the treatment of women and birthing people in your specialist area. To gain consent and compliance with treatment where there may be significant barriers to communication e.g. cognitive impairment, behavioural problems, low awareness.
To communicate and process complex and sensitive information to and from women and birthing people, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing therapy input to women and birthing people in your specialised area. Liaise with other disciplines and agencies as required in the planning and implementation of clinical care.
To educate women, birthing people, their relatives / carers and the wider MDT about pelvic health and its significance and ensure that information and support is available.
To use negotiating and persuasive skills to facilitate effective service delivery within the specialty team.
To liaise with the midwifery leadership team, principal therapists, divisional therapy managers, partner organisations and clinical leads for obstetrics and gynaecology, as appropriate.
To liaise with, and work as an integral member of, the multi-disciplinary team, building and maintaining effective working relationships within the Trust and the wider health economy.
To use motivational and negotiation skills in the treatment of women and birthing people in your specialist area. To gain consent and compliance with treatment where there may be significant barriers to communication e.g. cognitive impairment, behavioural problems, low awareness.
To communicate and process complex and sensitive information to and from women and birthing people, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Post holder committed to working at master's level e.g. attended courses accredited at masters/post graduate levelf personal and professional development
Desirable
- Training in pelvic health
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- oPostgraduate (NHS) experience with considerable experience in specialty area
- oExperience of working as a Senior Physiotherapist within the specialty area
- oExperience of supporting/supervising staff
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching students, staff and other professional groups
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Post holder committed to working at master's level e.g. attended courses accredited at masters/post graduate levelf personal and professional development
Desirable
- Training in pelvic health
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- oPostgraduate (NHS) experience with considerable experience in specialty area
- oExperience of working as a Senior Physiotherapist within the specialty area
- oExperience of supporting/supervising staff
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching students, staff and other professional groups
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).
