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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
12 months (Fixed term for 12 months)
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
320-W&C-1100-A
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Derby Hospital
Town
Derby
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 pro rata pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2025 23:59
Interview date
10/12/2025

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Perinatal Pelvic Health Service Physiotherapy Clinical Lead

Band 8a

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or  you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on  01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

To lead on the implementation of the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) across UHDB, developing knowledge and expertise in those specific areas, ensuring value for money and that compliant services are delivered and are reflected in provider contracts. 

To participate in aspects relating to pelvic health services and provide expert clinical advice and guidance on a range of matters relating to pelvic health/ LMNS project delivery. This includes service development and improvement initiatives and addressing clinical challenges across the system. 

Together with the PPHS Project Lead, lead UHDB PPHS reviews, service specification development and pathway redesign using a collaborative approach with providers and other partners to help ensure that the best value for money and highest quality PPHS are secured within the available resources and specifications and comply with contract terms and conditions. 

To provide robust clinical leadership to the clinical teams delivering care for these patients across all UHDB hospital sites. 

To ensure that pelvic health service contributes appropriately to specialty KPIs, and to support the PPHS to achieve KPIs that relate to pelvic health service.

Main duties of the job

  • Liaise with Informatics to ensure that relevant data is maintained and capable. 
  • Take a lead role on the risk-management of clinical practice developments in area of work, and across Therapies in connection with this patient population. 
  • Lead planning, organisation, delivery, and quality evaluation of the education and learning programme within the UHDB service in relation to PPHS. 
  • Evaluate the provision of clinical service delivery leading to development and/or redesign, as indicated, ensuring equitable service provision across all UHDB hospital sites. 
  • Lead the integration of best clinical evidence into practice across the clinical section of UHDB and support the research framework within Therapies involving initiation of research projects, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based practice in order to ensure that high quality services are based on the best available evidence. 
  • Facilitate an ongoing learning and development environment with internal and external stakeholders and systems. 
  • Assess stakeholder needs and views of pelvic health services for the LMNS pelvic health patient population and work with them to develop expert practice.

Closing date of applications: 26 November 2025

Date of interview: 10 December 2025

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Physiotherapy qualification - BSc or post graduate diploma in physiotherapy (or equivalent qualification)
  • Master’s degree or equivalent.
  • Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
  • Evidence of relevant continued professional development to advanced level in clinical area.
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of POGP

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in leadership and team management including the development and management of performance and staff appraisal.
  • Experience of managing projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & control, closure & benefits realization.
  • Specialist knowledge and skills in the advanced assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute and chronic obstetric clinical presentations.
  • Understand the strategic direction of the LMNS and the role that pelvic health has within that.
  • Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management, Critical incident, and complaint management.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of engaging with those with lived experience (paid or unpaid) i.e.: voluntary support.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills especially the understanding and awareness of demand and capacity issues and an ability to prioritise accordingly.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantCareLeaver CovenantAge Friendly EmployerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Leonhardt
Job title
Occupational Therapy Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01332 789632
Additional information

Joanna Harrison-Engwell 

Maternity Public Health Matron 

[email protected]

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