Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (1 year fixed term from employment date)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 357-PR-257-25-QIA466
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pilgrim Hospital
- Town
- Boston
- Salary
- per annum £37,338 - £44,962
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist - Pelvic Health
Band 6
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist - Pelvic Health - 1 year fixed term - 37.5hpw
This is an opportunity for a band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to work within the Pelvic Health team.
Please note, this role will be based at the Pilgrim Hospital site, Boston, however you may be asked on occasion to work at other sites within the Trust. You will complete a combination of speciality specific in- and outpatient work which will support pregnant and postpartum people and uro-gynaecological and bowel dysfunction.
Our team is highly focussed on supporting your development and we work hard to ensure you will receive 1:1 supervision, regular training/peer support.
All physiotherapists benefit from protected CPD time.
The post will be full time and will work as part of a 7-day service. There will be an expectation to support an appropriate speciality for weekend cover working no more than 1 in 4 weekends with enhanced pay for weekend work and time back during the week.
Main duties of the job
You will be based within the Physiotherapy Outpatient Department and will become part of a wider Pelvic Health team which covers all hospital sites within ULTH. There is a Pelvic Health Clinical Specialist based at Lincoln hospital who will co-ordinate your supervision and training requirements. The Site Lead Physiotherapist for the Pilgrim hospital is also a Pelvic Health Clinical Specialist.
You will complete a combination of speciality specific in- and outpatient work which will support pregnant and postpartum people and uro-gynaecological and bowel dysfunction. The Perinatal Pelvic Health Service is currently being implemented and the postholder will be instrumental in supporting newly appointed Therapy Assistants.
Working for our organisation
Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration as a Physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of maintained CPD in a portfolio including attendance at relevant post graduate courses
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the CSP
- Involvement in a special interest group
- Completed speciality specific external training courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad experience and theoretical knowledge as a Band 5 physiotherapist in a variety of NHS clinical areas (including MSK and Pelvic Health)
- Experience of working as part of a team/ MDT
- Student or assistant supervision contributing to education
Desirable criteria
- Experience at band 5/6 level (or equivalent) including Pelvic Obstetrics and Gynaecology rotation
- Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues
- Knowledge of NICE guidelines
- Completion of clinical educator course
skill
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively alone & as part of a team
- Ability to organise, delegate and prioritise in a timely and effective manner
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Knowledge of CSP guidelines, Trust policies & procedures understanding the legal responsibilities of the role
- Understanding clinical governance & its implications for the service
- Ability to cope with working in a moderately physical and stressful environment with aggressive and emotional people
Desirable criteria
- Supervision of other staff
- Evidence of participation in audits
- Ability to organise and run internal courses
- Committee membership e.g. safety committee.
specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexibility & ability to work in a moderately physical & stressful environment
- Be able to problem solve
- Recognising own and others limitations
- Be reliable and have a good previous attendance record
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Parriss
- Job title
- Site Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07791586229
- Additional information
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