Pelvic Health Advanced Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Perinatal Pelvic Health Services (PPHS) lead the delivery of NHS England’s goal to improve the prevention, early identification, and treatment of ‘mild to moderate’ pelvic floor dysfunction after childbirth, reducing long-term postnatal issues.

Since 2021, South East London LMNS has been an early adopter of this initiative, with services now operational across Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT), King’s College Hospital (KCH), and Lewisham and Greenwich Trust (LGT). In 2023, South East London PPHS was awarded the Royal College of Midwives’ Partnership & Team Working award for its innovative service.

We are seeking a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to clinically lead PPHS across GSTT, KCH, and LGT in line with the National Perinatal Pelvic Health Service Specification. The successful candidate will provide specialist training to maternity and physiotherapy staff, coordinate work with partners, and ensure that new pathways are embedded within maternity services. Continuous evaluation will be crucial to meet local needs.

Ideal candidates are curious, service-focused, and committed to clinical excellence and innovation, supporting the integration with other of services. This permanent role, hosted by GSTT, involves working across multiple sites with a blend of homeworking and clinics at GSTT and Guy’s Hospital with occasional travel to KCH and LGT.

Closing Date: 24th February 2026

Face to Face Interview Date: To be confirmed Likely to be the First to Second week of March 2026

 

Main duties of the job

To clinically lead in providing Perinatal Pelvic Health Services across Southeast London Maternity and Neonatal Clinical System (LMNS). The post holder will have a significant contribution to specialist training to Maternity and physiotherapy staff and have responsibility to:

  •  Clinically lead on Perinatal Pelvic Health (PPH) Services across Physiotherapy and Maternity departments for the Southeast London LMNS
  • Develop and maintain a specialised PPH quality screening and diagnostic service for all patients throughout their pregnancy journey.
  • Take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with pelvic floor dysfunction, many being of a complex presentation.
  • Organise appropriate onward referral to appropriate services in a timely manner.
  • Support maternity services in the assessment and identification of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, to include mentoring where appropriate.
  • Act as a specialist physiotherapist resource for physiotherapists and APP’s within the hosted Trust and the LMNS, this will include education.

Person Specification

Knowledge/ Qualifications

Essential

  • HPC Registered
  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • Pelvic Health Clinical Specialist or APP
  • Completion of Postgraduate qualifications e.g. Masters, SOMM

Desirable

  • Evidence of setting up a service

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience within their specialty
  • Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating, training sessions / programmes
  • Experience of managing a team or caseload
  • Must be able to carry out the physical activities required by the job e.g. travelling between multiple sites

Desirable

  • Evidence of published data in recognised journals

Skills

Essential

  • Interpersonal skills, including: Verbal and written communication
  • Organisational ability/able to work under pressure
  • Excellent Clinical reasoning
  • Analytical, ability to problem solve
  • Presentation/Teaching skills (1:1/group)
  • Assertive
  • Ability to negotiate
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
  • IT skills

Desirable

  • Understanding and knowledge of curriculum design and development.
  • Knowledge of local, regional and national policies pertaining to practice experience and education

Additional Information

Essential

  • Ability to be flexible regarding working arrangements as local circumstances may change to meet service requirement
  • Able to travel between sites
  • Willing to work autonomously in unsupervised/unsupported clinics

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).

Closing Date: 24 February 2026

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