About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our specialist pelvic health team. This role will support the delivery of a new pelvic health pathway pilot in the Gosport locality, supporting innovative system and pathway redesign, delivering true left shift care that improves access, experience and outcomes for patients.
You will join an established Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Service, working closely with the Community Bladder and Bowel Service as part of a strong, multidisciplinary team. While professionally aligned to pelvic health physiotherapy, this is a genuinely MDT focused role with opportunities to influence service development across organisational boundaries.
The post is 3 days per week, based across Jubilee House (Cosham) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital, and will be appointed at Band 6 or Band 7 depending on experience (to be discussed at interview). Training, supervision and development are integral to the role, making this an excellent opportunity to grow your skills while shaping an innovative new pathway.
Main duties of the job
*To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice, including the management of patients.
*To be able to provide specialised assessment and treatment for patients with diverse Pelvic Health needs, and to provide advice, guidance and information to patients, health and social care professionals, carers and relatives.
*To act as a skilled physiotherapy resource for the Pelvic Health service and multi-disciplinary team in the specialism of pelvic health outpatients. Linking with the MSK Service, Community Bladder & Bowel Service and secondary care providers (obstetrics and gynaecology, colorectal, urology and dermatology).
*To ensure appropriate management of patients within the Pelvic Health pathways liaising with all other health professionals to ensure the quality-of-care delivery.
*To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapist / assistant and participate in student placement management as required
*To contribute to pelvic health education/training, audit and research projects within relevant services to ensure on-going clinical effectiveness.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Band 7: *Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy *Current Health Professions Council Registration *Evidence of post graduate courses of clinical skills within Women's / Pelvic Health *Postgraduate education at 'M' level Band 6: *Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy *Current Health Professions Council Registration *Evidence of post graduate courses of clinical skills within Women's / Pelvic Health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Bury Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 3PW
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)