Pelvic Health Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job summary

This exciting Band 6 Pelvic Health Physiotherapy role offers a unique opportunity to work within a supportive experienced team, seamlessly bridging the gap between primary and secondary care, across three sites. You will manage a truly diverse clinical caseload, delivering specialist interventions to both male and female patients.

Your daily work will include referrals from GPs, other AHPs and midwives, and a range of specialties including urology, colorectal, gynaecology, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, and pain services.

Working within this dynamic environment will allow you to build exceptional multi- disciplinary connections, develop advanced clinical reasoning, and contribute to a rapidly evolving , holistic service.

This role is for a Band 6 clinician, however we would consider a Band 5-6 development role for the right candidate.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

Join a dynamic Pelvic Health team delivering high quality, equitable care across multiple sites. The service includes Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists and a Therapy Technician and is committed to research, innovation and achieving the best outcomes for patients.

You will benefit from regular in-service training, peer supervision, shadowing opportunities and ongoing CPD to support your professional development.

Main duties:

  • Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate specialist, evidence-based, person-centred pelvic health interventions.
  • Manage a caseload of patients with a range of pelvic health conditions, using individual and group interventions as appropriate.
  • Apply advanced clinical reasoning and specialist knowledge to provide effective treatment in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
  • Support the development of junior staff and physiotherapy students through supervision, teaching and appraisal.
  • Contribute to clinical practice improvement, service development and evaluation.
  • Support the ongoing development of the Trust’s Physiotherapy Service.
  • Lead on information management, ensuring accurate, timely and high-quality data collection, analysis and reporting.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
  • State registration with HCPC (or awaiting registration following successful completion of degree for the current year)
  • Work experience relevant to specialist area

Desirable

  • Relevant courses/training in area pertaining to specialist area
  • Member of relevant SIG

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a Physiotherapist post qualification.
  • Experience working in the NHS.
  • Experience managing own caseload with supervision and support.
  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Experience of MDT working.
  • Evidence of reflective practice and engagement with CPD.
  • Experience managing patients with complex physical, cognitive or psychosocial needs.

Desirable

  • Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting- Pelvic Health.
  • Experience of service improvement, audit or quality improvement activity.
  • Experience of supervising other team members or visitors

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good knowledge of a broad range of physiotherapy techniques appropriate to specialist area and a good ability to use them effectively.
  • Broad knowledge of current best practice in Physiotherapy and its application.
  • Planning, evaluation and co-ordination of treatment.
  • Applied knowledge of relevant legislation including CPD and risk assessment and management.
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
  • Application of health, safety and risk management policies.

Desirable

  • Specialist knowledge related to Pelvic Health Physiotherapy.
  • Clinical educators training.
  • Knowledge of NHS structures and systems

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to assess patients and develop patient-centred SMART goals.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage own workload effectively and determine priorities.
  • Willingness to work flexibly.
  • Ability to work single handed with individuals and groups.
  • Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking).

Desirable

  • Presentation skills.
  • Supervisory and appraisal skills.
  • Audit, evaluation, or data analysis skills
  • Offers innovative ideas for practice.
  • Word processing and internet skills. oComputer skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below)
  • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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