Specialist Physiotherapist in Pelvic Health - Women & Men’s Health

We have an exciting opportunity for a professional, passionate and highly motivated physiotherapist to join the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. This position will be based in Colchester and Tendring, with Outpatient Consultant clinics running at Colchester General Hospital.

This role has arisen on the back of additional funding from the Local Maternity Neonatal System (LMNS) regional project work, to improve Perinatal Pelvic Health.

You will provide advanced clinical support to junior members of the team and be actively engaged in service development, to ensure patients with a range of complex conditions, receive an outstanding service. As a successful applicant you will be a strong team player, but be able to work on you own initiative, possessing excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills. You will need the ability to work collaboratively and build networks and relationships with different teams, over different sites. You will embrace innovation and integrated working and will be committed to following best practice, to ensure patient-centered care. Previous extensive experience in the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy field is essential.

• To take a lead role in the advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of female and male patients, with bowel, bladder and/or sexual dysfunctions, who will often have highly complex and/or chronic presentations. These include vulnerable adults and those with mental health issues, recognising when to involve other MDTs and services to ensure holistic and safe care.
• Demonstrate use of advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine clinical diagnosis and appropriate specialist physiotherapy treatment. You are required to be fully competent in the practice of vaginal and anorectal examination to advanced level.
• You will work closely with the Pelvic Health Team Lead, to support with planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Service, and to deputise for the Pelvic Health Team Lead, when required. They will support you and give you the opportunity to enhance your leadership and specialist clinical skills.
• You will be required to supervise, teach and appraise more junior staff and support student physiotherapists, as appropriate.
• To act as a source of expertise in this specialist area, for the Multidisciplinary Teams, patients, carers, medical staff and other health professionals, GPs and colleagues.
• To help keep abreast of new research and emerging clinical developments within the speciality, identifying new learning needs within the team, arranging training as necessary

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

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The Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Team is proactive in providing holistic early intervention services, working within a multi-disciplinary team and with other pelvic health colleagues in the region. This ensures our patients are given the very best opportunity to protect their pelvic health and resolve any issues related to their pelvic floor dysfunction.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.