Job summary
- Main area
- Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 6 months (ERF use for RTT stoppage with efficiency from fixed term Pelvic health Physio)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-SP06290
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/07/2026
Employer heading
Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Fixed term Full /Part Time Specialist Physiotherapist, Pelvic Health Band 6 University Hospitals Dorset based between Poole, Christchurch and some support of Perinatal clinics at Royal Bournemouth.
We are pleased to offer the opportunity to support the pelvic health physio team to improve the current long waiter referral to treatment pathway for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction.
The role includes delivery of care commencement within face to face clinics, telephone triage and treat processes, follow up physiotherapy and support of group education sessions including back fill and release of other team members.
The post holder may also contribute to data capture representing efficiencies and benefits to patient care.
Interview date: 15th July 2026
Main duties of the job
- You will:
- Provide evidence-based, specialist care to perinatal, urogynecology, male and colorectal patients.
- Contribute to key aspects of the service, mentoring of Band 5 and students and supporting the wider Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team, including cross-site and off-site working.
- Promote and deliver a high quality, evidence-based, customer-focused service
- Work within national and local guidelines, including working at off-site clinics
You will have an excellent track record of Team working, be able to demonstrate how to find solutions collaboratively and undertake supporting junior staff and students alongside your own CPD and learning profile. You will be interested in working towards full membership of POGP
We can offer you:
- Training opportunities and extensive clinical experience
- Leadership and management training opportunities
- Coaching and mentoring facilities
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have:
- Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent
- Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of all pelvic health case types and if possible, also have some experience with complex and varied pelvic health caseloads.
- MSK experience and an understanding about onward MSK care
- Working knowledge of Badgernet or similar Maternity systems, and familiarity of acute care provision to perinatal inpatients and escalation of AN MSK care
- Experience of working successfully in partnership with consultants, midwives and other relevant medical practitioners, for example within an MDT or shared pathway and participating in creating innovative solutions for new services
- Experience leading patient groups both in person and virtually
- Empathy and kindness
Christchurch, Poole and Bournemouth are friendly, welcoming hospitals where the PH physiotherapists are part of the outpatient physiotherapy team and well-integrated into the MDT and Maternity services. You will have a keen interest to develop your skills in all aspects of Pelvic Health, including Antenatal MSK, Perinatal Pelvic Health, including inpatient work at the new BEACH maternity unit Royal Bournemouth site, Men’s health and colorectal.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy or equivalent)
- Current HCPC registered Physiotherapist
Desirable criteria
- Full or Affiliate member of POGP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in NHS
- At least 2 years post graduate physiotherapy experience
- Have had experience of Band 5-6 MSK outpatient Physiotherapy
- Experience of using electronic patient/service user record systems
- Proven advanced clinical assessment/ reasoning/ problem solving skills within clinical area
Desirable criteria
- Have had some experience working as a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, including autonomous intimate examination experience, in a professional setting
- Have demonstrable AN MSK experience
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- • Highly motivated and reliable with the ability to motivate others
- • Excellent time-management and organisational skills
- • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- • Demonstrate some digital competencies with a varied number of systems related to healthcare
- • Be proficient in intimate examinations relevant to pelvic health physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the use of adjuncts to Pelvic Health Physiotherapy eg, intra-vaginal devices, low-volume irrigation and relevant medications
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions within Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
- Demonstrable knowledge of current relevant guidelines in Pelvic health
- Demonstrable professional development relevant to Pelvic Health
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Willingness to attend external and internal CPD opportunities and to share this learning within the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Team and wider MDT
- Ability to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment
Desirable criteria
- Have completed courses for urinary and colorectal dysfunction, Neuro muscular electrical stimulation and AN PN MSK and common symptoms [POGP or equivalent]
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Flexible approach to their work-the ability to provide telephone, video and face to face clinical interventions dependant on clinical need
- • Demonstrate experience of working within an NHS team
- Evidenced ability to undertake sensitive, intimate conversations with service users
language
Essential criteria
- • Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rosie Harper
- Job title
- Service Lead Pelvic health Physio Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
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