Job summary
To work in a Pelvic Health Musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy department, maternity units and gynaecology department treating acute, sub-acute and chronic pathologies. To act as a specialist resource for physiotherapy staff and other health care professionals. To take a lead role in providing Pelvic Health physiotherapy care, including the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who have diverse presentation and can be highly complex. To work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical diagnosis, and as an autonomous practitioner plan and perform appropriate treatment and maintain records and ensure others do the same. To assess to a high level and be able to treat and provide advice on cases. To undertake a significant clinical caseload to a high professional standard, using specialist knowledge and skills from theoretical and practical experience to treat complex or highly complex patients.

Main duties of the job
To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively highly complex information with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem so that patients are supported in self-management of their condition. Communication of patient progress and forward planning may be discussed with family members and carers where appropriate.

To use the communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and obtaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Issues may include bereavement, grieving, loss of independence and prognosis, and must be dealt with empathetically and confidentially. Barriers to communication will regularly be evident including: cognitive impairment, expressive and receptive communication difficulties, embarrassment, anxiety, pain, fear and visual/hearing impairment. When a barrier is identified strategies to overcome it will be put into place. To use communication skills to address language and cultural diversity issues. To communicate complex patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members across health and social care sectors ensuring the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Member of the Health and Care Professionals Council

Desirable

• Member of CSP

Experience
Essential

• Suitable postgraduate experience as a senior physiotherapist in relevant MSK/Women's health/Pelvic health outpatient settings
• Experience of working with Maternity/Obstetric, Gynaecology and Urology patients.
• Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations.
• Experience of working as part of a team uni professional and multi- professional team.
• Experience of audit/research.

Desirable

• Member of specific interest group specialising in Women's Health

Knowledge
Essential

• Good knowledge of current best practice in physiotherapy in the relevant setting E.G. MSK/pain/maternity/obstetric/urology/gynaecology
• Specialist MSK skills in OPD/Maternity/Obstetric/Urology areas.
• Understanding and application of risk management.
• Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics.
• Demonstrate understanding and previous participation in activity to support the clinical governance agenda.
• In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group.

Skills
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise own and more junior staff workload and supervise support staff in this field.
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field and delegate.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and reliability.
• Ability to deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups.
• Ability to apply current best practice in physiotherapy in acute physical, community and rehab settings.
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Ability to gain patient's trust. Ability to engender confidence & feeling of safety in patients about their care.
• IM&T skills.

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.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).