Band 6 Physiotherapist in Pelvic Health

Job summary

Are you a qualified Physiotherapist with experience or an interest in Pelvic Health? We are seeking a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our Pelvic Health team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with experienced clinicians in a teaching environment.

Previous experience and training is desirable, however we would consider an enthusiastic physiotherapist new to the speciality, in a Band 5 to 6 development role. If offered a development post, training from band 5 to 6 would take up to 3 years to achieve competencies.

This role is outpatient based, and potentially across-sites in both our primary and secondary care settings.

In primary care, referrals from GP's, for a variety of pelvic health conditions, provide a diverse and exciting caseload. In our Secondary care setting, you will find the referrals vary greatly, you can expect to be treating both male and female patients. Referrals from GP's, Midwives, Health Visitors, Urology, Gynaecology, Uro-gynaecology , Colorectal and Obstetrics (including both pregnant and postnatal) patients will be seen on a routine basis in this role.

If you have any specific questions regarding this role, please contact our team.

Please be advised that interviews are scheduled for 19th March 2025.

Main duties of the job

• Using specialist and evidence based/ client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in Pelvic Health.
• To utilise individual and/or manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and or /complex needs, group work skills as appropriate in order to achieve agreed therapeutic goals.
• To have a specialist knowledge of a range of pelvic health conditions and to use this specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to plan and provide clinical interventions in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure development of junior staff and undergraduate Physiotherapy students through supervision, training and annual appraisal.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Physiotherapy service.
• Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.