Job summary
Pelvic Health Physiotherapist - Perinatal/OBS Clinical Lead: Band 7 - Permanent (22 hours)

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to join our developing Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Service. This is a 22 hour role offering the chance to work across the breadth of pelvic health, including female and male pelvic health, urogynaecology, perinatal and obstetric pelvic health, pelvic pain, bladder and bowel dysfunction and sexual dysfunction. The successful candidate will have a particular focus on providing designated clinical leadership for obstetric and perinatal physiotherapy, working closely with our maternity and multidisciplinary teams to support high-quality, evidence-based care for women and birthing people. This is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to develop our perinatal pelvic health service and wider specialist pelvic health pathways. There will be opportunities to work collaboratively across maternity, urogynaecology, colorectal and other services, as well as contributing to the development of innovative approaches to pelvic health care. We are looking for someone who is passionate about pelvic health, enjoys working collaboratively and is keen to develop their specialist clinical leadership skills.

Main duties of the job
Division of duties between managerial and clinical activities, supporting the Operational Pathway Lead and Team Lead in managing the Service facilitating efficiency, effective and safe activity.

• Support Operational Pathway Lead and Team Lead with service management activities: appraisal and supervision of B6 staff, approving annual leave, reporting on sickness using SF Trust electronic systems
• Promote a holistic, supportive and patient centred service that facilitates an intervention approach to promote change, acceptance and promotes self-management aiming to optimises functional improvement
• Work with the Team: supporting patient care pathway and sharing knowledge related to specialist area.
• Work with patients, carers and families, and other statutory health related services
• Work autonomously and within the MDT team delivering individualised treatment interventions and management programmes
• Be flexible in the approach to delivering treatment and advice, have skills to deliver a variety of treatment interventions
• Have advanced communication skills that would include motivational and emotional support skills
• To have expert knowledge and understanding within your specialist area of pelvic health physiotherapy

About us

• We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
• We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
• We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
• If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
• We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications

• Essential: Degree in Physiotherapy; State Registration; Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio

Knowledge

• Essential: Clinical Reasoning skills; Knowledge of a range of conditions and their management; Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on the service; Expert knowledge within specialist area
• Desirable: Knowledge of clinical audit

Experience

• Essential: Clinical experience as band 6 within specialist area; Wide experience of condition presentations; Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team; Experience of effective team working across settings
• Desirable: Experience of student education within the workplace up to graduate level; Experience of research and/or project management/service development; Experience of organising and implementing training and programmes for staff; Experience of managing change in a service

Skills & Abilities

• Essential: Able to manage time; Ability to support others, patients and staff; Up to date in professional practice and new research, learning and development; Able to problem solve; Ability to keep accurate patient notes using electronic systems; Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of Quality issues and audit; Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies; Ability to expertly use and apply a range of assessment and treatment techniques within specialist area; Competent IT skills; Effective communication with patients and staff
• Desirable: Ability to analyse activity and outcome data accurately and objectively; Evidence of participation in research/audit; Good motivational skills of self and others

Work Related Circumstances

• Essential: Occupational Health Clearance; Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role; Able to work independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website for further information.

Employer contact details
Contact: Felicity Nicholson, Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Clinical Lead
Email: felicity.nicholson@stockport.nhs.uk
Phone: 01614194060

Reference number: 362-AHP7OUT-11-26
Closing date: 17 November 2026