Job summary
Band 7 Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Permanent
Royal Free Hospital
15 Hours per week
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Royal Free, Barnet and Chase Farm.
We are looking for a Band 7 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to support an enthusiastic, experienced and well established pelvic health physiotherapy team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Assess and treat patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and musculoskeletal obstetric conditions.
- Support the team with clinical and non-clinical daily tasks, liaising with the team lead and clinical lead directly.
The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of working in pelvic health physiotherapy and involvement in service development.
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.
To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs
For further details please contact Hannah Beecham Clinical Lead/ACP in Pelvic Health physiotherapy on 0207 794 0500 x: 35324 or by email at: hannah.beecham@nhs.net
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development in specialist clinical area
Desirable
- oMembership of specialist interest group
- oEvidence of study or intention to study at masters level
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level or equivalent including within specialist area
- oKnowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of patients within specialist clinical area
- oAwareness of cognitive behavioural approaches to rehabilitation
- oExperience of group work
- oPrevious experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education
- oExperience of leading a team
- oExperience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
- oEvidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace
Desirable
- oExperience of clinical audit and/or research
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oHighly effective written communication skills
- oAble to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development in specialist clinical area
Desirable
- oMembership of specialist interest group
- oEvidence of study or intention to study at masters level
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level or equivalent including within specialist area
- oKnowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of patients within specialist clinical area
- oAwareness of cognitive behavioural approaches to rehabilitation
- oExperience of group work
- oPrevious experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education
- oExperience of leading a team
- oExperience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
- oEvidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace
Desirable
- oExperience of clinical audit and/or research
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oHighly effective written communication skills
- oAble to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same
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).
