Senior Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our Pelvic Health team at MFT in leading the service across North Manchester General Hospital and St Mary's Hospital. There may also be the occasional requirement to cover clinics at the Wythenshawe or Trafford hospital sites in Manchester. Previous experience of assessing and treating patients with pelvic floor dysfunction is essential. Experience of working with male patients would be desirable. The post holder will join a proactive and supportive Pelvic Health team which covers the hospital sites covered by MFT

To work autonomously within Trust policy and professional practice and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records.

To be responsible for your own clinical caseload in Pelvic Health and communicate effectively with the Physiotherapy team and the wider MDT across MFT.

To be responsible for the clinical caseload in the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service at North Manchester General Hospital and St. Mary's hospital.

To perform specialist assessment and treatment of patients and determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required. The patient will present with acute or chronic conditions, some of which may be complex.

To provide the senior staff/managers with information to assist the planning and development of the service, to achieve the departmental objectives.

To promote quality improvement within the pelvic health service and be actively involved in the quality assurance programme with team leads from other therapy specialists.

You will monitor and actively manage the waiting lists to ensure effective utilisation and optimal patient care with the support of your manager.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maria Oldfield Job title: Clinical Lead, Pelvic Health Therapy SMH/NMGH Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0161 276 6411

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