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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
1 year (End date of fixed term contract: July 2026)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
15 hours per week
Job ref
391-NMUH-7265179
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Middlesex Hospital, Sterling Way, Edmonton, N18 1QX
Town
Enfield; Edmonton
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 Pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAs
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Highly Specialised Band 7 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.

In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to cover the Highly Specialised Pelvic Health Physiotherapist role at North Middlesex Hospital. This post is until July 2026 to cover a maternity leave and is 0.4 WTE (15hours per week).

This opportunity would be suitable for any Band 6 Physiotherapist with pelvic health experience or existing Band 7 interested in the role. 

The North Middlesex Hospital is part of the wider group of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful post holder would work together with the Gynae and midwifery team at North Middlesex Hospital and part of the wider Perinatal Pelvic Health Service in NCL. 

Main duties of the job

To work as autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary Pelvic Health Service at North Middlesex University Hospital. 

To provide a highly specialised assessment and intervention for own varied caseload of outpatients within the speciality of Pelvic Health conditions, including patients who may have highly complex presentations, with the aim of facilitating short and long-term self-management approaches to their condition.

 

To be involved in the development of the Pelvic Health Service in consultation with the Head of Therapy Services, striving to ensure maximum efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness. 

 

To supervise, teach and appraise more junior, assistant and student physiotherapists as appropriate

 To supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects and lead in-service training sessions.

Working for our organisation

Royal Free London Foundation Trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information on job description and main responsibilities. 

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration
  • Evidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development in specialist clinical area
Desirable criteria
  • Member of Special interest Group
  • Member of CSP

Values

Essential criteria
  • • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Specialist knowledge within the specialist field and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
  • Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning and the management of complex cases
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting.
  • Ability to demonstrate a commitment to best practice and awareness of relevant national standards/guidelines
  • Knowledge of recent professional developments in the clinical area
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues
  • Highly effective written communication skills
  • Able to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same
  • Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary
  • Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
  • Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing
  • Excellent presentation and teaching skills

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 or Band 7 level or equivalent within Pelvic Health Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of patients within specialist clinical area
  • Experience of multidisciplinary and working, including midwives and consultants
  • Awareness of cognitive behavioural approaches to rehabilitation
  • Experience of group work working in groups and leading patient groups)
  • Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education
  • Experience of leading a team
  • Experience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
  • Evidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace
  • Highly effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness in a range of situations
  • Ability to negotiate at a variety of levels
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others
  • A flexible approach

Others

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate professional independence
  • Physically fit and able to comply with Trust’s moving and handling guidelines, including therapeutic handling
  • Professional manner and appearance

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jessie Horne
Job title
Head of Physiotherapy, North Middlesex Hospital
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 887 2405
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