Women's Health Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area

Physiotheraphy

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract

0 days (Bank)

Hours

Full time hours per week (7 days a week)

Job ref

AHP-DNM

Site

Surrey Downs Health & Care Community Services

Town

Location will vary

Salary

£ £39.38 Bank rates depend on shift

Salary period

Hourly

Closing

01/12/2025 23:59

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

 The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area

 CSH Surrey

 Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust

 Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to

provide great care to the people who need us. It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people

to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment

more easily than ever before. In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Main duties of the job

To undertake women's health physiotherapy/continence clinics and classes as required.

 To perform advanced physiotherapeutic/continence assessment of patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and/or bladder/bowel symptoms; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.

 To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy/continence treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options. Including advanced pelvic floor physiotherapy, biofeedback and electrostimulation

 To develop management plans based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice for patients where treatment is not effective.

 To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals and gain valid informal consent to treatment.

 To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively and sensitively condition related information with patients, doctors and other members of the multidisciplinary

team. This will include patients who may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept the diagnosis.

 To evaluate patient progress, reassess, alter treatment programmes and refer on to other health care professionals if required.

 To participate in the development of integrated continence services and promote awareness of continence care amongst colleagues in acute and primary care services

 To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload seeking guidance from team members as appropriate.

 Work within the Trust and CSP's clinical guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards. Monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.

 To make accurate and complete records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics in line with CSP, continence and physiotherapy department standards.

Please read the job description in detail for further information.

Working for our organisation

Organisational

 To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy/continence duties and to adhere to departmental policies and guidelines to ensure safe use of equipment. To report any defects or difficulties to clinical manager.

 To share responsibility for departmental tidiness, maintenance and administration.

 Utilize IT systems appropriately to improve the efficiency of the service.

 To assist in the supervision and co-ordination of junior staff and assistants on a daily basis ensuring their practice as well as your own meets the required professional standards.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This job description is subject to review and development from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of SDH&C you will be required to adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures.

Person specification
Professional Registation
Essential criteria

• Essential

Desirable criteria

• Essential

6 Months Experience
Essential criteria

• Essential

Desirable criteria

• Essential

Our mission: 'to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.'

There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

FURTHER INFORMATION

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