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Job summary

Main area
Women and Newborn
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 0.4 hours per week (Not suitable for working from home)
Job ref
269-SFT9023-A
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury District Hospital
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pelvic Health Specialist Physiotherapist

Band 7

 


Job overview

This is a post for an experienced physiotherapist who has extensive experience and knowledge of perinatal pelvic health. The post is based with in the maternity services with an aim  to improve the prevention, identification, and access to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-recommended treatment for pelvic health problems antenatally, and for at least 12 months postnatally.

They will lead the service, linking with other health professionals to improve outcomes for service users.

Main duties of the job

To work at an advanced level of clinical practice as the clinical lead Perinatal Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, implementing and developing care pathways in line with NHS England's service specification for perinatal pelvic health services. 

To build on the existing midwifery-led pelvic health service.

To provide a high standard of clinical service, performing advanced assessment of patients to those with highly complex presentations, formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.  Have specialist knowledge of female lower urinary tract / bowel dysfunction, pelvic pain and obstetric- related musculoskeletal conditions. The development of an enhanced service to support perinatal pelvic health, including high risk women such as those who had an OASI or perineal breakdown and antenatal women who have had a previous OASI.

Embed evidence-based practice in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care to prevent and mitigate pelvic floor dysfunction. Improve the rate of identification of pelvic floor issue antenatally and postnatally.

To provide robust clinical leadership to the teams delivering care for women and birthing people through effective communication, influencing, motivating and inspiring others, to deliver high quality care.

To educate, train and develop maternity services in this specialty and to provide ongoing support as the service develops.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Person specification

Application form and interview

Essential criteria
  • Previous specialist training in perinatal pelvic health and experience
  • Diploma/degree in physiotheraphy
  • Registered HPC with recent , relevant NHS experience
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership training/qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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
Hannah Davis
Job title
Specialist Pelvic Health Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

Hannah Davis 01722 336262 extension: 5267

Or  [email protected] for job specific questions.

Salisbury specific related questions,  please email the pelvic health email.

 

 

 

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