The Perinatal Pelvic Health Physiotherapist sits within the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, a specialist post for a clinician managing their own caseload. The work centres on assessing and treating women with pelvic floor problems, pelvic girdle pain and continence issues in pregnancy and after birth. It stands out for close joint working with maternity, obstetric and community teams, and for supervision, audit and teaching that help develop the service. HCPC registration and a physiotherapy degree are needed.
What the job involves
- Deliver specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment for women with perinatal pelvic health conditions
- Manage an autonomous caseload using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice
- Carry out pelvic floor muscle assessments, including vaginal examination, under competency frameworks and Trust policies
- Develop and implement individualised rehabilitation and treatment programmes
- Deliver individual and group education and exercise sessions, including antenatal and postnatal interventions
- Work with physiotherapy, maternity, obstetric, continence and community services on integrated care pathways
- Identify clinical risks, recognise red flags and elevate concerns
- Keep accurate, timely clinical records and outcome measures
- Support the Lead Perinatal Pelvic Health Physiotherapist in developing and delivering the service
- Supervise, support and train assistant practitioners, students and less experienced staff
- Take part in audit, service evaluation, quality improvement and implementation of national pelvic health recommendations
- Maintain professional standards through CPD, clinical supervision and compliance with Trust policies and HCPC requirements
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree in physiotherapy
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Post-registration physiotherapy experience
- Experience managing a clinical caseload independently
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to develop and deliver treatment and rehabilitation programmes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective caseload and workload management
- Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team
Other
- Compassion and person-centred care
- Flexibility and adaptability to service needs
- Collaborative and inclusive way of working
- Positive, proactive and solution-focused approach
Nice to have
- Experience of pelvic health, women's health or maternity services
- Experience supervising students, assistants or junior staff
- Experience of audit, service evaluation or quality improvement
- Ability to deliver patient education and group interventions
- Ability to prioritise competing demands and manage risk
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