Band 7 Team Lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
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Job overview
Are you a Physiotherapist who is passionate about Pelvic Health? Are you looking for the next step in your career? Or maybe you’re looking for a change in scenery as a senior Pelvic Health Physiotherapist?
Join our inspirational Pelvic Health team at University Hospital Bristol and Weston, where you will develop your career as a part time, Band 7 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist.
Our team is made up of clinical specialists, team lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapists and senior Physiotherapists who work collaboratively across Bristol and Weston hospital sites. You can find more about the Pelvic Health services here St Michaels Hospital - What We Do | University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
We strongly encourage you to get in touch with Physiotherapist and Pathway Lead – Eleanor, for an informal chat on 0117 342 2201 or email [email protected]
Fancy meeting in person? Please get in touch and ask for a tour of the department!
Main duties of the job- You will share team lead responsibilities with the other B7 pelvic health team lead and will manage a varied and complex caseload of patients with pelvic health problems.
Throughout your role, you’ll be building relationships with new multi-disciplinary teams and developing and enhancing your professional career with unique benefits, opportunities and incentives such as:
- Working in a supportive, integrated and inspiring pelvic health team, who are well renowned for their innovative service delivery and patient engagement
- Providing evidence-based care for pelvic health patients
- Leading pelvic health groups
- Opportunity to participate in research and contribute to service development
- Regular IST, team meetings and wellbeing time
- Access to leadership, coaching and mentoring training
- Opportunity for clinical development with local IST and national study day attendance e.g POGP training courses
You will be based across both Weston General Hospital and Bristol locations. The core base for this role will be Weston General Hospital.
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Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- • A variety of experience in core areas as post graduate physiotherapist such as musculoskeletal, neuro, respiratory
- • Significant experience at senior level in MSK physiotherapy services
- • Significant experience at senior level in pelvic health (men and women) physiotherapy
- • Experience of people management including undergraduate students
- • Active participation in service development
- • Previous Band 7 experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- • Experience of people management including undergraduate students
- • Active participation in service development
- • Previous Band 7 experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- • Excellent time/caseload management skills
Aptitudes
Essential criteria- • Demonstrates a commitment to own and others’ professional development
- • Committed to team working
- • Proactive attitude
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria- • Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- • Health and Care Professions Council registered
- • Demonstration of continued education/training in speciality area
- • Postgraduate training at masters module level or equivalent related to clinical speciality
- • Management training
- • Involvement in Relevant Special Clinical Interest Groups e.g. POGP
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- • Significant experience of clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching
- • Active participation in service development
- • Knowledge and experience of using clinical outcome measures and audit
- • Understanding of the political and professional agenda
- • Experience of implementing change
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- • Excellent communication skills
- • Leadership skills
- • Excellent clinical reasoning and problem solving strategies
- • Excellent organisational skills
- • Ability to work flexibly and adapt under pressure
- • Ability to build/maintain productive professional relationships quickly
- • Good presentation skills
- • Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects effectively
Aptitudes
Essential criteria- • Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised and respected by other staff
- • Proactive attitude
- • Commitment to Trust values
- As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
- The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
- UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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