Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) are looking for a positive and motivated Band 6 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to join our pelvic health team in the Community Bladder & Bowel Service. This team is expanding to support an ever‑evolving demand for Pelvic Health in our growing patient population. Therefore, it is essential that candidates have a keen interest for pelvic floor health and conditions associated with pelvic floor dysfunction to support and shape the team going forward to meet the service need and expectations of patients and best practice guidelines.
You will be working alongside our experienced Pelvic health Physiotherapists, consisting of a Band 7 Clinical Lead, two band 6 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists, Community Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurses, Acute trust Obstetric, Urogynecology, Urology and Colorectal teams.
Our outpatient clinics are held in community settings across the CCICP area, therefore, you may be required to work in more than one clinical base. Clinic appointments are held individually or in group settings.
The successful candidate will work as part of a team of specialist physiotherapists providing a comprehensive out‑patient Physiotherapy service in Pelvic Health and have an active role regarding the further development of the service and completion of clinical audits.
Responsibilities- To act as a Clinical Specialist, providing specialist assessment and treatment for male and female patients who may have complex presentations of pelvic floor dysfunction in an outpatient setting. Referrals include bladder, bowel and/or gynaecological symptoms.
- To demonstrate advanced communication skills when treating complex patients, for whom embarrassment and/or anxiety may provide a barrier to communication.
- To undertake specialist assessment, including internal vaginal and anorectal examinations, with training to develop appropriate competencies.
- Using evidence‑based principles/current best practice, specialist skills and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, and deliver individualized treatment programmes.
- To assist the Clinical Team Lead, Specialist Nurses, and pelvic health physiotherapist in the day‑to‑day running of clinics; attend MDT meetings; assist with service development and involvement in service improvement initiatives.
- To participate in the development and promotion of the service within primary and secondary care settings.
- To supervise, educate and support junior staff, assistants, and external students on placement when applicable.
- To work autonomously to manage a defined complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, including out‑patient and community clinics; the running of joint clinics within the MDT may be required.
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients, contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
- To utilise advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
- To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.
- To formulate evidence‑based individualized treatment plans in agreement with the patient.
- To implement specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and complex needs.
- To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
- To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
- To develop and maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professions, social care and other appropriate agencies, to ensure integrated and high‑quality patient outcomes.
- To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to decisions with regard to patient care programmes through attendance of multidisciplinary meetings.
- To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards,…
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