Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Whittington Health for a band 6 Physiotherapist to develop their skills and knowledge within the speciality of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy within a supportive team.
The Whittington Health Physiotherapy Service provides a specialist Pelvic Health out-patient and in-patient service for Whittington Health, accepting consultant and GP referrals, and delivered within hospital and community sites. Whittington Health is an Integrated care Organisation (ICO) and the Physiotherapy service sits within the Emergency and Integrated Medicine Services.
Main duties of the job
The Women's and Men's Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service is based at Whittington Hospital with a responsibility to provide inpatient and outpatient services, community clinics, and group exercise and advice sessions. The service is closely linked with Women's Health, Urology and Colorectal Consultants, Midwives, Specialist Nurses and GP services. The service is led by a Therapy Manager, supported by the Pelvic Health ESP Physiotherapist and Team Lead as well as Band 4 support staff.
Experience would be advantageous but an MSK Physiotherapist with enthusiasm and drive to develop within the speciality of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy would be considered. Funding may be made available for a course specific to development into this area. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical, teaching and managerial skills and be actively involved in service development.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work as an autonomous practitioner in a specialist Band 6 role to provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients within Whittington Health Physiotherapy Services.
Your work plan may include inpatient and outpatient duties, providing group exercise and advice sessions, and attending multidisciplinary meetings. You will provide supervision and training for graduate Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Technicians, and students, and be involved in teaching colleagues from other disciplines. You will be expected to deputise for the Team Lead in operational management in their absence.
You will be expected to:
- Triage referrals regularly
- Effectively use and ensure that the electronic and written patient records reflect your current caseload and activity; with timely discharge and outcome appointments.
- Undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care.
- Provide high quality physiotherapy including assessment, treatment and advice to patients with various Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy presentations.
- Assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff when required.
- Communicate with other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care.
- Participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects.
- Have clinical supervision on a regular basis with senior staff. Supervision can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.
- Supervise, line manage and appraise therapy assistants, therapy technicians and students.
- Provide education, training and supervision to physiotherapists, students and other staff as appropriate.
- Assist in the operation and development of the Physiotherapy Service provision across Whittington HealthPlease see the full job description and person specification for more detail on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work as an autonomous practitioner in a specialist Band 6 role to provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients within Whittington Health Physiotherapy Services.
Your work plan may include inpatient and outpatient duties, providing group exercise and advice sessions, and attending multidisciplinary meetings. You will provide supervision and training for graduate Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Technicians, and students, and be involved in teaching colleagues from other disciplines. You will be expected to deputise for the Team Lead in operational management in their absence.
You will be expected to:
- Triage referrals regularly
- Effectively use and ensure that the electronic and written patient records reflect your current caseload and activity; with timely discharge and outcome appointments.
- Undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care.
- Provide high quality physiotherapy including assessment, treatment and advice to patients with various Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy presentations.
- Assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff when required.
- Communicate with other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care.
- Participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects.
- Have clinical supervision on a regular basis with senior staff. Supervision can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.
- Supervise, line manage and appraise therapy assistants, therapy technicians and students.
- Provide education, training and supervision to physiotherapists, students and other staff as appropriate.
- Assist in the operation and development of the Physiotherapy Service provision across Whittington HealthPlease see the full job description and person specification for more detail on the role.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent professional qualification
- Registered with UK HCPC
- Evidence of post registration CPD
- Commitment to clinical and professional development in the specialised field of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Membership of CSP
- Membership of Specialist Interest Groups Post-registration training / courses in Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy
- Other courses, eg: Management Clinical Supervision IT
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to work alone as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to organise and prioritise own case load
- Proven time management skills
- Good written/spoken English
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Able to demonstrate good presentation skills.
- Practice evidence based therapy
- High level of IST including presentation of IST, with the ability to teach other staff including juniors, assistants and students
- Ability to do 1:1 sessions and appraisals with juniors, assistants and students
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Able to appropriately apply a range of treatment approaches.
- Competent IT skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Awareness of NHS and Trust systems, policies, procedures and current changes.
- Sound therapeutic and clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of physiotherapy best practise for a range of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy conditions
- Awareness of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy provision of care
- Knowledge of appropriate red flags for these specialist patient groups
- Problem solving approach
- Proficient understanding of statistics and their application
- Completed a minimum of 4 core Junior Rotations within the NHS (or equivalent).
- Active member of multi-disciplinary team
- Supervision and training of assistants, junior members of staff and students
- Able to independently manage caseload to include complex patients
- Undertaken project within area e.g. best practice project, guideline benchmarking, audit
- Experience of undertaking departmental duties
- Involvement in appraisal scheme
Desirable
- Ability to perform a vaginal examination as taught by a recognised post-graduate course.
- Knowledge of the research process
- Relevant post-registration experience in a hospital setting
- Implementing service development
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Personally/professionally responsible
- Ability to self-motivate
- Flexible approach to changing circumstances and departmental needs
- Good organisation, time management and prioritisation skills
- Able to deputise for team leader / management
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
- Ability to exert moderate physical effort for frequent periods of up to 20 minutes
- Ability to carry out concurrent activities and work in an unpredictable work environment
- Ability to cope with regular exposure to patients that may be distressed and may display aggressive or abusive behaviour
Other
Essential
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
- Able to work shift patterns to cover the hours of the out-patient service
Desirable
- Able to work late shift and/or weekend respiratory or orthopaedic service
- Able to work oncall respiratory service
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent professional qualification
- Registered with UK HCPC
- Evidence of post registration CPD
- Commitment to clinical and professional development in the specialised field of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Membership of CSP
- Membership of Specialist Interest Groups Post-registration training / courses in Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy
- Other courses, eg: Management Clinical Supervision IT
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to work alone as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to organise and prioritise own case load
- Proven time management skills
- Good written/spoken English
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Able to demonstrate good presentation skills.
- Practice evidence based therapy
- High level of IST including presentation of IST, with the ability to teach other staff including juniors, assistants and students
- Ability to do 1:1 sessions and appraisals with juniors, assistants and students
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Able to appropriately apply a range of treatment approaches.
- Competent IT skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Awareness of NHS and Trust systems, policies, procedures and current changes.
- Sound therapeutic and clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of physiotherapy best practise for a range of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy conditions
- Awareness of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy provision of care
- Knowledge of appropriate red flags for these specialist patient groups
- Problem solving approach
- Proficient understanding of statistics and their application
- Completed a minimum of 4 core Junior Rotations within the NHS (or equivalent).
- Active member of multi-disciplinary team
- Supervision and training of assistants, junior members of staff and students
- Able to independently manage caseload to include complex patients
- Undertaken project within area e.g. best practice project, guideline benchmarking, audit
- Experience of undertaking departmental duties
- Involvement in appraisal scheme
Desirable
- Ability to perform a vaginal examination as taught by a recognised post-graduate course.
- Knowledge of the research process
- Relevant post-registration experience in a hospital setting
- Implementing service development
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Personally/professionally responsible
- Ability to self-motivate
- Flexible approach to changing circumstances and departmental needs
- Good organisation, time management and prioritisation skills
- Able to deputise for team leader / management
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
- Ability to exert moderate physical effort for frequent periods of up to 20 minutes
- Ability to carry out concurrent activities and work in an unpredictable work environment
- Ability to cope with regular exposure to patients that may be distressed and may display aggressive or abusive behaviour
Other
Essential
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
- Able to work shift patterns to cover the hours of the out-patient service
Desirable
- Able to work late shift and/or weekend respiratory or orthopaedic service
- Able to work oncall respiratory service
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).
