Job summary
To provide highly specialised assessment and intervention for a varied caseload of outpatients within the speciality of Pelvic Health conditions. This includes patients who may have highly complex presentations such as pelvic pain, bladder and bowel dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse and pregnancy related musculoskeletal conditions.

There are permanent (0.65 WTE) and 12-month fixed term/secondment (full-time) posts.

Main duties of the job
Good clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills and demonstrate patient centred practice. You should provide evidence of commitment to ongoing CPD.

Excellent and flexible communication skills including the ability to provide and receive sensitive information and overcome barriers to communication.

Experience of working within the NHS as well as working within a multi-disciplinary team.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma / Degree in physiotherapy
• Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Experience within the NHS as a Band 5 physiotherapist working in a range of clinical settings, including the musculoskeletal field

Desirable

• Membership of CSP and specialist interest groups
• Band 6 experience within the National Health Service.

Experience
Essential

• Specialist knowledge across a range of practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy
• Previous and ongoing attendance of mandatory training

Desirable

• Previous and ongoing attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to pelvic health clinical work
• Evidence of attendance at and delivery of in-service training.
• CPD portfolio
• Evidence of active involvement in clinical audit / R&D activity

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
• An ability to empathise and reassure
• An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate
• An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding
• An ability to prioritise and organise own workload
• An ability to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and a desire to develop expertise within Pelvic Health
• Demonstrate a professional attitude
• Reliable and punctual.
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations
• An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

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. 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).

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

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).