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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 34.5 hours per week (We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including those available for less than 34.5 hours per week)
Job ref
218-AHP-B7-8029947
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/06/2026 23:59
Interview date
02/07/2026

Employer heading

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Band 7 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to join our Outpatient Therapy team. The post holder will work across both our Primary & Secondary Care pathways providing advanced assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with complex pelvic health conditions, including bladder and bowel dysfunction, pelvic pain, and antenatal/postnatal presentations.

The service is delivered across three hospital sites, and the successful candidate may be expected to work flexibly and collaboratively across locations to ensure equitable, high-quality care.

Working autonomously within a specialist team, you will play a key role in service development, the delivery of evidence-based practice, and supporting integrated pathways across primary and secondary care. The role also includes leadership responsibilities such as supervising junior staff and students, contributing to education and training, and working with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centred care in line with organisational and national standards.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

  • Provide a highly specialist, high standard Physiotherapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within Pelvic Health.
  • Be a clinical lead for therapy staff across the service area providing clinical advice and training and liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area.
  • Provide support and advice for the continuous development, co-ordination and evaluation of the pelvic health pathways (therapy and trust pathways)
  • Provide a source of expert clinical opinion within the field of pelvic health physiotherapy for therapy staff and other health care professionals both internal and external to the Trust.
  • Provide knowledge and expertise on the Physiotherapy assessment and management of a broad range of pelvic health conditions.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management & support more junior staff to do likewise.
  •  Interpret & analyse clinical & nonclinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis in on wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
  •  Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care.
  •  Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
  • Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas.
  • Provide highly specialist clinical technical services contributing to diagnosis, care of treatment within the speciality as appropriate.
  •  Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control at all times.
  • Deliver training to rotational staff to ensure competence in carrying out duties within the service area.
  • Regularly participate in working parties developing policy changes within the Therapy Department & other specialities within the Clinical Support group 
  •  Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices.
  • Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.
  • Provide specialist advice, teaching & training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
  • Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency & clinical need.

For further details please see the attached job description.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Niamh Leighton
Job title
Clinical Service Manager, Outpatient Therapy
Email address
[email protected]
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