Lead Physiotherapist for Perinatal Pelvic Health Service
The closing date is 28 December 2025
Job summary
To take a lead role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to obstetric patients with pelvic health conditions on a day-to-day basis, and work closely with and support other Physiotherapy teams working with pelvic health conditions across UHDB/ LMNS.
To lead, plan and coordinate the education, training and supervision of the Physiotherapists, support workers and students working within the speciality.
To provide advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients with complex needs associated to the speciality.
To represent the Physiotherapy service to the wider UHDB women's health multi-disciplinary team as well as being the link to the Therapy managers, internal and external stakeholders across UHDB linked ICB's and LMNS structures.
To ensure that pelvic health service contributes appropriately to specialty KPIs, and to support the PPHS to achieve KPIs that relate to pelvic health service at UHDB.
Main duties of the job
To determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, in patients and outpatients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To support day to day management (reviewing performance and progress, allocation and checking of work) and training to Physiotherapy staff, to ensure competence in carrying out duties with patients with pelvic health problems.
Ensure that service targets are met and facilitated on a daily basis. To co-ordinate the service with other Physiotherapy colleagues to ensure the provision of a prioritised service during pressure times, due to workload or staffing difficulties.
To provide support, guidance, training and evaluation of qualified and unqualified staff, to ensure their structured career progression.
Undertake and co-ordinate evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice. Lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or service protocols.
To work as part of the MDT to provide advice and deliver a holistic patient centred approach to care in an inpatient and outpatient capacity.
Closing date of applications: 28 December 2025
Interview date: 7 & 8 January 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Details
Date posted
15 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
320-W&C-1111
Job locations
UHDB cross site
Both Derby and Burton sites
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
UHDB cross site
Both Derby and Burton sites
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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