Job summary
- Main area
- Urogynaecology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-NN-7108851-AHP-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital & other sites
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 pa pro rata incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/06/2025
Employer heading
Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Pelvic Health
Band 8a
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
Band 8a Advanced Practice Pelvic Health Physiotherapist (ACP), or Band 7 Pelvic Health Physio looking to become a qualified ACP in Pelvic Health (banding dependent on experience & qualifications)
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated pelvic health physio to join our dynamic Urogynaecology MDT team. We are very excited to be advertising this newly created role to lead and support the existing pelvic health service across acute and community settings within Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. Closely collaborating with our Urogynaecology Consultants, Nurse Specialists, pelvic health physiotherapy team, midwives and community bladder and bowel teams, the post holder will play a significant role in developing the pelvic health service. Working within the framework of advanced clinical practice you will provide a high level of clinical expertise, supervision for the wider pelvic health physio team, leadership and education.
Main duties of the job
You will have excellent interpersonal skills, an up to date knowledge base and the ability to work independently. We would love to hear from you if you are either a Band 8a Pelvic Health Physio or Band 7 looking to develop as an ACP. Training will be fully supported in accordance with the Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice. The role will incredibly fulfilling with the opportunity to be part of developing a new integrated service across the acute and community.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Completed OR currently studying on an Advanced Clinical Practice Master’s degree OR In the process of gaining recognition with the Centre of Advancing Practice via the e-Portfolio (Supported) Route, OR willing to commence this route in order to demonstrate educational equivalence that all the capabilities of advanced level practice at master’s level (level 7) have been met.
- Specialist-specific professional qualification commensurate with role plus postgraduate specialist training, experience, short courses to Master’s equivalent level.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (Pelvic Health Related)
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescribing qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to assessment a treat a wide range of pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms including complex presentations
Desirable criteria
- Advanced assessment and diagnostic skills
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sacha Newman
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse Urogynaecology, Women's Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal discussions are highly recommended, please contact:
Sacha Newman, Nurse Consultant Urogynaecology:[email protected]
or Olivia Frimpong, Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Manager, [email protected]
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