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Job overview

• To assess and treat own case load and provide a high standard of Pelvic health, musculoskeletal physiotherapy service to patients within maternity inpatient, outpatients and community
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex Pelvic floor dysfunction, and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records
• To be involved in managing specialist pelvic health, musculoskeletal-patient and outreach rehabilitation services in community clinics / GP practices
• To support the line manager in the provision and management of the Perinatal pelvic health service, including responsibility for managing students and some junior staff
• To engage own continued professional development (CPD) and service development

Main duties of the job

To assess patients' understanding of treatment proposals and gain valid informed consent, in order to work within a legal framework with all patients, including those who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.

To communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of patients condition and maximise rehabilitation potential. To also provide education and explanation of therapy interventions, in order to facilitate improved outcomes and to provide empathy and support to families and carers.

To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. due to complex emotional, physical or psychological conditions, pain, fear, language and cultural barriers.

To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate appropriate intervention from other professionals or agencies and timely discharge planning.

To be responsible for maintaining accurate, comprehensive and legal patient records in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards of practice and Trust guidelines.

To provide clear and concise reports and supportive documentation for other disciplines or services as required. This will include discharge letters and care booklets.

To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data for the use of departmental statistical evaluation.  To input data onto the computer system.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.