Band 6 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

Job summary

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: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.

We are looking for Band 6 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to support an enthusiastic, experienced and well established pelvic health physiotherapy team. The successful candidate will be expected to:

Provide cover for postnatal and gynaecology wards

Assess and treat patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and musculoskeletal obstetric conditions

Support the rotational band 5

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 core areas of physiotherapy and have a keen interest in pelvic health physiotherapy.

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 in pelvic health physiotherapy by email at: Hannah.beecham@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Job summary:

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to a range of pelvic health in-patients and outpatients.
• To assess and treat own caseload of patients as an autonomous and independent practitioner for patients who may have acute, chronic and/or complex presentation, and maintain appropriate treatment plans and records.
• Supervise and teach physiotherapy students and therapy assistants.
• To be involved in the teaching of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), staff and patient education groups.
• Undertake and present evidence-based projects and research including departmental audit and suggesting practice changes, under the supervision of line manager.
• To take an active role in own continuing professional development.
• To deputise for team leaders as requested for the day-to-day running of the service.

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 link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/