Band 7 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist


Location
Salary
£58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Profession
Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
28 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
14 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

34 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines

  • Experience

    Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level or equivalent including within specialist area

  • Experience

    Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of patients within specialist clinical area

  • Experience

    Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working

  • Experience

    Awareness of cognitive behavioural approaches to rehabilitation

  • Experience

    Experience of group work

  • Experience

    Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education

  • Experience

    Experience of leading a team

  • Experience

    Experience of teaching to unidisciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups

  • Experience

    Evidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Specialist knowledge within the specialist field and ability to apply this in a clinical setting

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning and the management of complex cases

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Ability to demonstrate a commitment to best practice and awareness of relevant national standards/guidelines

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Knowledge of recent professional developments in the clinical area

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Excellent organisational skills

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Excellent communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Highly effective written communication skills

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Able to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and unidisciplinary

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines and support others to do the same

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Good presentation skills

  • Skills and aptitudes

    Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately

  • Royal Free shared commitments

    Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

  • Personal qualities and attributes

    Highly effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness in a range of situations

  • Personal qualities and attributes

    Ability to negotiate at a variety of levels

  • Personal qualities and attributes

    Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

  • Personal qualities and attributes

    Self-motivated and able to motivate others

  • Personal qualities and attributes

    A flexible approach

  • Education and professional qualifications

    BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent

  • Education and professional qualifications

    Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession

  • Education and professional qualifications

    Evidence or portfolio of postgraduate continued development in specialist clinical area

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience of audit and/or research

  • Education and professional qualifications

    Evidence of study or intention to study at masters level

  • Education and professional qualifications

    Membership of specialist interest group

Job overview

This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Royal Free, Barnet and Chase Farm.

We are looking for a Band 7 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to support an enthusiastic, experienced and well established pelvic health physiotherapy team. Full time and part time roles available i.e. 1.00 full time or 0.70 whole time equivalent. The successful candidate will be expected to:

  • Assess and treat patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and musculoskeletal obstetric conditions.
  • Supporting the clinical lead with service development and data collection.

The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of working in pelvic health physiotherapy and involvement in service development.

If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.

To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs

For further details please contact Hannah Beecham Clinical Lead/ACP in pelvic health physiotherapy on 0203 758 2000 x: 35324 or by email at: hannah.beecham@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To work as autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary Pelvic Health Service at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust based at Royal Free, Hampstead site.

To provide a highly specialised assessment and intervention for own varied caseload of outpatients within the specialty 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 Clinical Team Lead, striving to ensure maximum efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness.

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

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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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