Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7476453
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stockport NHSFT
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 AHP Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Band 6
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
Senior Physiotherapist - Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS), Band 6 (18.75 hours a week)
Are you interested in working for a service that supports personal development and provides a variety of experiences in an engaging and innovative team?
We are offering an opportunity to join the Pelvic Health Therapy Service as a band 6 perinatal senior physiotherapist with opportunities in:
- Antenatal and postnatal pelvic health
- One to one and group sessions across a broad range of pelvic health conditions
- Gynaecological clinics
- Colo-rectal multi-disciplinary specialist clinics
- Management of self-referrals
- Innovative ways of working
Candidates need to have a passion for promoting pelvic health in the perinatal population. They will also have affiliate membership of POGP or relevant experience working within the specialty of pelvic health and be interested in personal and service development.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
- To provide physiotherapy management for antenatal and postnatal patients with urinary, bowel and pelvic floor dysfunction. This will be in a variety of outpatient and group settings across Stockport.
- To support leadership and work within the team, providing an effective and evidence based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.
- To assume responsibility for personal development and supporting the development and supervision of others by CPD (continuing professional development), linked to appraisal.
- To support evaluation and service development in the clinical area in line with national and local drivers.
Candidates will have:
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates will have:
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Experience of working in the NHS in the UK
- Completed or working towards completion of relevant post graduate training e.g. POGP short course or equivalent.
- Ability to support and motivate a team, resolving operational and individual problems as they arise.
- Skills in providing education and supervision to staff and students.
- Positive interpersonal skills to be able to communicate appropriately with staff, carers and patients
- Competent IT skills
- Ability and willingness to travel to sites across Stockport
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- State Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of continual professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Membership of CSP
- Evidence of CPD postgraduate learning related to physical/psychological health Awareness of relevant specialist interest groups
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and application of standardised assessments for specific conditions.
- Knowledge of therapy outcome measures for specific conditions
- Computer literacy.
- Knowledge of Nice Guidance, current research and recommended practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of intermediate care and community/support services.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of discharge planning processes.
- Up to date in professional practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist
- Experience working with conditions with complex symptom presentation
- Experience working with individuals with Long Term Health Conditions and conditions within allocated specialities
- Experience supporting junior staff, support staff
- Post registration experience in speciality
Desirable criteria
- Experience supporting students.
- Experience of working as part of a Multidisciplinary team.
- Experience triaging GP referrals,
- Experience of research or audit.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse professional and ethical standards.
- Understanding of team dynamics.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
- Able to problem-solve.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Application of health, safety and risk management policies.
- Willingness to participate in appraisal/ supervision.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information.
- Ability to build effective working relationships.
- Positive attitude towards people with disability.
- Ability to work collaboratively within the integrated therapy team and multi-disciplinary team.
- Supervisory skills.
- Training and facilitation skills.
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to work alone
- Flexible approach to work.
- Able to remain professional, calm and polite under pressure
- Holds current driving licence and car owner with insurance for business use
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Felicity Nicholls
- Job title
- Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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