Specialist Physiotherapist - Pelvic Health
Job overview
An exciting 6 month secondment opportunity has arisen for a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to join our Women’s and Children’s Physiotherapy Service in the Family Care Division due to maternity leave.
Having gained experience of core clinical areas this post will provide you with opportunities to further develop your practice within the field of pelvic health. The post holder will assess and treat MSk obstetric out-patients with occasional ward cover (maternity wards at Royal Bolton Hospital), and a gynaecology / urology caseload as skills are developed.The post holder will be based at Royal Bolton Hospital but will also be required to work in the community setting.
Working within multidisciplinary teams you will be given the chance to enhance your clinical skills, contribute to student education, participate in the delivery of department-wide training and develop supervisory skills of junior staff. Support and supervision will be offered by the Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and Team Leader.
We are looking for keen, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible physiotherapists who are eager to develop and build on existing skills.
Main duties of the job- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
- To assess and treat obstetric / gynaecology / urology patients within the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Team, in a variety of settings, having gained valid informed consent for a diverse and complex range of pathologies.
- To use clinical reasoning and problem solving skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of a patient’s condition and to formulate a specialised programme of care and comprehensive discharge plan.
- To provide health promotion advice to patients.
- To give an accurate prognosis and use a wide range of therapeutic techniques and advanced skills to deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes having agreed physiotherapy goals with patients and carers.
- To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision, appraisal and peer review.
- To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy, and to ensure consistent approach to patient care.
- To give advice and training on safe handling techniques and treatment programmes to patients, carers and other health and social care professionals as appropriate to ensure provision of good patient care.
Working for our organisation
The Family Care Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children’s services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women’s and Children’s services and has a credible and enviable reputation.We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry out around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our trust values, and are proud to be a centre of excellence for maternity and children's services.With this in mind, we are seeking to recruit staff who share the organisation's values and beliefs.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust aims to ensure the wellbeing and development of all our staff. We are a consciously inclusive organisation and are committed to continuous improvement through staff engagement initiatives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details around the roles and responsibilities of this post, please see attached job description and person specification for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Physiotherapy degree
- HCPC registration
- Relevant course/training
- Practice educator training
- POGP member
- Postgraduate qualification/training in Pelvic Health
Experience
Essential criteria- experience working in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy at Band 5 or above
- Educating others
- Evidence of evidenced based practice/audit
- Post registration experience in obstetric MSK conditions
- Supervision/appraisal of others
- Working in variety of settings/locations
- NHS experience
- Post registration experience in continence/prolapse conditions
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of obstetrics, gynaecology, urology, colorectal and gastroenterology
- Understanding of community midwifery and therapy services
- Simple research /audit methods
Skills
Essential criteria- specialist assessment and treatment skills
- Effective communication
- Presentation skills
- Management of busy, complex and stressful workload
- Ability to plan and treat complex obstetric patients
Special Requirements
Essential criteria- Ability to travel independently around the community to fulfill the needs of the role
- Ability to work flexibly depending on the needs of the service
- Ability to work independently and without direct supervision
We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
Staff benefits - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.