# Band 7 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist **Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: Hampstead **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: Permanent **Salary**: £58133.00 to £65261.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9391-26-1796?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_6f1cc8a2-78a ## Description 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. Full-time and part-time roles available, i.e., 1.00 full-time or 0.70 whole-time equivalent. The successful candidate will be expected to: - Assess and treat patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and musculoskeletal obstetric conditions. - Support the clinical lead with service development and data collection. Main duties of the job: - Work as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary Pelvic Health Service at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust based at Royal Free, Hampstead site. - Provide a highly specialised assessment and intervention for own varied caseload of outpatients within the specialty of Pelvic Health conditions, including patients who may have highly complex presentations, with the aim of facilitating short and long-term self-management approaches to their condition. - Be involved in the development of the Pelvic Health Service in consultation with the Clinical Team Lead, striving to ensure maximum efficiency, productivity and cost-effectiveness. - Supervise, teach and appraise junior, assistant and student physiotherapists as appropriate. - Supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects and lead in-service trainings. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million 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. Person Specification: - Education and professional qualifications: BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent, Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession, Evidence or portfolio of postgraduate continued development in specialist clinical area. - Experience: Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level or equivalent including within specialist area, Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of patients within specialist clinical area, Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working, Awareness of cognitive behavioural approaches to rehabilitation, Experience of group work, Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education, Experience of leading a team, Experience of teaching to unidisciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups, Evidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace. - Skills and aptitudes: Specialist knowledge within the specialist field and ability to apply this in a clinical setting, Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning and the management of complex cases, Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting, Ability to demonstrate a commitment to best practice and awareness of relevant national standards/guidelines, Knowledge of recent professional developments in the clinical area, Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change, Excellent organisational skills, Excellent communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues, Highly effective written communication skills, Able to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same, Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and unidisciplinary, Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines and support others to do the same, Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing, Good presentation skills, Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately. ## Skills ### Required - Physiotherapy - Pelvic Health - Musculoskeletal - Obstetric conditions - Service development - Data collection - Autonomous practice - Multidisciplinary working - Clinical governance - Evidence-based practice ### Nice to have - Masters level study - Specialist interest group membership - Audit and/or research experience --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9391-26-1796?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)