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Bank Pelvic Health Specialist Physiotherapist Band 7

Band 7

Main area Pelvic Health Specialist Physiotherapist Grade Band 7 Contract Bank Hours Flexible working - As & When Job ref 391-3964-BANK-A

Site Royal Free Hospital Town London Salary £29.56 Hourly Salary period Hourly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 2 million people a year through our four main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free and most recently the North Middlesex Hospital.

We are delighted to be looking for Pelvic Health Specialist physiotherapists to join our pool of bank staff at the Royal Free Hampstead site. The post holder must have strong clinical reasoning skills and expertise in complex presentations involving bladder, bowel and pelvic pain symptoms. The ideal candidate will be confident and competent in vaginal and anorectal examinations, with experience in managing vulval pain and other complex pelvic health conditions.

Successful candidates are required to be able to demonstrate the Trust's shared commitments, the specific responsibilities of the job description and to meet the person specification. You should have proven experience of working in an acute hospital setting.

If you believe you meet these criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free bank at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.

**VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**

Main duties of the job

1. To work as autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary Pelvic Health Service at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust based at Royal Free, Hampstead site.

2. To provide a highly specialised assessment and intervention for own varied caseload of outpatients within the specialty of Pelvic Health conditions, including patients who may have highly complex presentations, with the aim of facilitating short and long-term self-management approaches to their condition.

3. To be involved in the development of the Pelvic Health Service in consultation with the Clinical Team Lead, striving to ensure maximum efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness.

4.To supervise, teach and appraise junior, assistant and student physiotherapists as appropriate.

5.To supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects and lead in-service trainings.

**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Shared Commitments:

The postholder will be expected to consistently demonstrate behaviors aligned to the Trust’s shared commitments, embedding compassion, inclusion, integrity and excellence in their day-to-day practice.

1.To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities in line with the standards of the Trust, Department, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

2.To have overall accountability for the planning and management of own complex and specialist caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

3.To utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based knowledge to assess patients with highly complex presentations using a bio-psychosocial model and then to implement physiotherapy management plans as an autonomous practitioner.

4.To be able to explore complex and distressing personal histories, in a sensitive and supportive manner.

5.To continuously assess, evaluate and modify treatment aims, objectives and desired outcomes in collaboration with the patient, any carers, and the multidisciplinary team.

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PATIENTS

1.To maintain accurate, comprehensive professional case notes for all direct and indirect patient contact.

2.To communicate effectively with patients, carers and other professionals on an individual or group basis in order to maximise clinical effectiveness and ensure understanding of condition, which will frequently require flexible communication skills including:

a) motivation

b)explanation of complex issues including anatomy, patho-physiology, effects of disuse, interaction between components of biomedical and bio-psychosocial constructs.

3.To demonstrate flexibility in communication and interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to communication such as:

ü altered perception and cognition

ü distressing information eg. Victims of abuse

ü environmental e.g., lack of privacy, excess noise

ü hostile, antagonistic and highly emotive situations

4.To occasionally convey information, particularly in highly complex, contentious and emotive situations which may be beyond the scope of more junior staff and requiring more developed communication skills.

Responsibility for Policy and Service Development

1To have knowledge and understanding of a variety of cultural backgrounds and beliefs in order to respect individuals’ rights and dignity.

2.In collaboration with the Clinical Lead undertake monitoring and evaluation of work and current practice through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures. To make recommendations and implement change where required.

3.To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management appropriate to the work situation.

4.To participate in the strategic and operational planning,
implementation of policy and service development within the Pelvic
Health Service alongside the Clinical Lead

**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**

Person specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

• BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a physiotherapist
• Evidence or portfolio of postgraduate continued development in specialist clinical area
• Evidence of study or intention to study at masters level
• Membership of special interest group

Royal Free Shared Commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust's shared commitments

Experience

• Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level or equivalent including within specialist area
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of patients within specialist clinical area
• Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
• Awareness of cognitive behavioural approaches to rehabilitation
• Experience of group work
• Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of teaching to unidisciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
• Evidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace
• Experience of clinical audit and/or research
• Specialist knowledge within the specialist field and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
• Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning and the management of complex cases
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to best practice and awareness of relevant national standards/guidelines
• Knowledge of recent professional developments in the clinical area
• Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues
• Highly effective written communication skills
• Able to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same
• Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and unidisciplinary
• Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines and support others to do the same
• Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing
• Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately

Others

• Physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Highly effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness in a range of situations
• Ability to negotiate at a variety of levels
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• A flexible approach
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Jenny Marqeshi Job title Assistant Service Manager- Therapies Email address jenny.marqeshi@nhs.net Telephone number 020 7794 0500 Additional information

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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