Job overview

We are looking for a passionate, innovative and enthusiastic Perinatal Pelvic Health  Physiotherapist to undertake a new project improving pelvic health during the child bearing continuum for a period of 12 Months.

The purpose of this role is to lead and support the local implementation of a perinatal pelvic health service (PPHS) designed in collaboration with SHIP Local Maternity and Neonatal system (LMNS) and NHS England. A minimum of 0.1wte hours per week will be dedicated to the PPHS project, with a specific focus on the education and training programme. This in line with the NHS Long Term plan commitment to improve access to postnatal physiotherapy services for women. The local ambition which is that ALL women are to have education and advice around pelvic health and access to Physiotherapy services.

Main duties of the job

• To provide highly specialist physiotherapy intervention to patients in the perinatal pelvic health service, as part of the specialist team, assessing and treating own caseload of patients who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner. 
• As a clinical specialist physiotherapist, to take on specified management tasks in supporting the implementation of the SHIP LMNS Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS).
• To take a lead role and collaboration in the supervision and teaching of qualified and recently qualified physiotherapists, students, therapy assistants and multi-disciplinary team staff.
• Working within the multi-disciplinary team to provide the specialist physiotherapy 
• Deputises for senior staff in their absence as required.
• Undertakes evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and participate in departmental and LMNS PPHS research and audit

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.