Senior Physiotherapist - Pelvic Health (nuffieldhealth)

Job Description

Senior Physiotherapist - Pelvic Health

Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent contract | Part time
Competitive salary dependent on experience
10 hours per week

Our Physiotherapy team in Glasgow currently have an opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist specialising in Pelvic Health.

Nuffield Health is Britain’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation, where we offer a number of flagship programmes, which our Physiotherapists support the deliverery of; from our Joint Pain programme, Cystic Fibrosis programme and School SWAP these are designed to deliver excellent clinical care as well as benefit the local communities, using our state of the art facilities and expert knowledge colleagues.

As part of the team you will have clinical support available from your Regional clinical lead along with Physiotherapists, with leadership from the management team on site. You will have a CPD budget to encourage you to continue your learning and striving for clinical excellence.

The Role

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Physiotherapist to join our Physiotherapy Team. You will see a range of pelvic health patients including urogynaecology, colorectal and post-operative and a mixture of insurance and self-pay. You will develop close working relationships with the consultants at our hospitals in Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton to provide the patients with truly connected healthcare.

We envisage that the hours may be increased as the service develops.  Potential for additional hours in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy may also become available if applicant is keen and has maintained professional development in this area.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, AHPS and consultants in order to optimise the health and recovery of our patients.

• Deliver high quality, effective clinical care.

• Adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health, in which we encourage behaviour which is enterprising, passionate, independent and caring.

• Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and responsive to our patient’s needs.

• Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided

• Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes

To succeed as a Senior Physiotherapist, you will:

• Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent, you’ll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

• Ideally you'll have 2 years’ minimum experience in Women’s Health (experience in Men’s Health would be an advantage).

• You will have evidence of experience & further professional training in Pelvic Health and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner.

• Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with the general public and other healthcare professionals.

• Be a competent and confident IT user with strong organisation skills

• Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.

It’s equally important that you share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. That makes you part of a much wider team, working to create a healthier future for each individual client.

Supporting your growth.

We’re committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you’ll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you’ll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer.

As Nuffield Health continues to grow you can choose to develop your career within clinical roles or by moving into managerial positions. We support and encourage post-graduate education and have formed a partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University which will offer fantastic learning and research opportunities in the future.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. With a cycle to work scheme, online GP, emotional wellbeing support and private healthcare – at Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.