Band 8a Pelvic Health Clinical Lead & Advanced Clinical Practitioner Pelvic Health 37.5 hours (1.0 WTE)

12-month fixed term (Maternity leave cover)

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting 12-month fixed term (maternity cover) opportunity for a motivated and highly experienced Physiotherapist to lead our dynamic Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post is 37.5 hours a week based at our Hampstead site.

The job involves a dynamic mix of clinical, service development and management responsibilities. You will work closely with the Consultants team in complex pelvic floor and vulval clinic, working as an advanced clinical practitioner. You will also maintain a departmental caseload of complex pelvic floor dysfunction for patients, referred by Urogynaecology, Vulval, Colo-rectal, Pain and Urology departments.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will lead our established Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team, consisting of 3x band 7 physiotherapists, 1x band 6 physiotherapist and a band 4 therapy assistant working across outpatient and inpatient obstetric settings. We are looking for someone with advanced clinical skills who will feel confident to competently manage these complex caseloads whilst leading, supporting and developing the Pelvic Health team and service. You will take responsibility for maintaining excellent clinical outcomes within the team and ensuring clinical governance, audit, risk management and staff management are in keeping with professional standards and trust policies.

You will be involved in student teaching at both BSc and MSc level and you will also provide training for other members of the MDT (doctors, midwives, nurses and other therapists).

Applicants must have substantial Band 7 experience in Pelvic Health, including team management, significant post-graduate experience in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy and evidence of post-graduate training at Masters level in the field of Pelvic Health Physiotherapy. Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development is essential.

About us

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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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
• oPostgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to MSc level with a focus on pelvic health physiotherapy
• oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
• oPostgraduate training or development in management and leadership skills

Desirable

• oMembership of specialist interest group (POGP or similar)

Experience

Essential

• oSignificant Band 7 experience in Pelvic Health including team management
• oSubstantial postgraduate experience in pelvic health physiotherapy, including obstetrics, gynaecology, Colorectal and Urology
• oAdvanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with a wide variety of complex pelvic health conditions
• oExperience of delivering pelvic health physiotherapy in a group setting (education and/or exercise classes)
• oExperience of managing patients despite complex psychological or psychosexual issues
• oExperience in managing distressed patients in group and individual settings
• oExperience of supervising senior qualified staff
• oExperience of leading a service/ team
• oActive involvement in clinical audit, research and policy/ guideline implementation
• oEvidence of service development & contribution to change within the workplace
• oPrevious experience student supervision/ clinical education

Skills

Essential

• oExcellent leadership skills
• oA commitment to professional development of self and others
• oDemonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on service

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG

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