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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a physiotherapist passionate about pelvic health to take on a Fixed Term 12-month band 5 post, within Leeds Teaching Hospital Urogynaecology Outpatient Department and Perinatal Pelvic Health Service. Applications are invited for a junior physiotherapist post within the well-established, forward thinking pelvic health team here in Leeds.
Main duties of the job
This post is ideal for physiotherapists with a passion for pelvic health that have newly qualified or physiotherapist who currently have limited experience in this specialist area. We are looking for someone who has an enthusiasm for pelvic health and is looking to specialise in this area, with supportive training.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
- Date posted: 18 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001522
- Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Why you should join our Team
We are an accredited Urogynaecology unit with strong Multi-Disciplinary Team links and education. Our Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Department is a dynamic forward-thinking team welcoming new team players. We strive to provide the suitable candidate with a supportive working environment with opportunities for learning and development. Regular clinical supervision, in service training, allocated time for continuous professional development and opportunities for working within the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team are supported and strongly encouraged.
Above all we are looking for those who are innovative with a commitment to excellence and who seek to promote an environment of growth incorporating education, audit and research. We are dedicated to extending the boundaries of healthcare and allowing you to expand the knowledge in your specialism for the benefit of the patient and the profession. We need a physiotherapist with a ‘can do’ attitude who will work well in a team to deliver quality services with compassion. The opportunity for you to develop in a culture with high job satisfaction is here in Leeds.
What you will bring to the role
As a Band 5 Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, you will deliver care to patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and urogynaecological conditions, predominately stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse with senior support. This role if predominately bases within an outpatient setting but may also include some post-natal ward cover and delivery of virtual group sessions to patients. This role also involves a combination of face-to-face assessments and telephone clinics.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will manage a designated clinical caseload of pelvic health presentations, provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme, with senior support.
- To conduct vaginal examinations (external and in house training is provided to complete this competency) to assess pelvic floor muscle function.
- Excellent communication and empathy especially when managing sensitive or psychosocial issues.
- In the absence of senior staff to be responsible for the supervision of students and Physiotherapy therapy assistant practitioners.
- Undertake in-house training to develop specialist skills, like abdominal and internal vaginal pelvic floor assessments, interpretation of bladder diaries, urinalysis.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Able to prioritise, organise and delegate own workload as necessary.
- Able to function well within a team setting.
- Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Competent time management skills.
- Ability to cope working in a stressful clinical environment, including communicating poor rehabilitation prognosis and dealing with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.
Desirable
- Able to supervise other staff, for example physiotherapy assistants.
- Good presentation skills.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Moving and handling patients and equipment is a requirement of the post.
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post, with reasonable adjustments where necessary.
- Clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust policy, where required.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional, hard working and flexible, with a positive attitude.
- Caring and compassionate.
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Desirable
- Able to take direction and learn from staff at all levels.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- A variety of clinical areas experienced through student placements or previous junior rotations.
- Sound theoretical knowledge of physiotherapy practice.
- Awareness of current issues in healthcare.
- Understanding of professional standards set by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Understanding of audit, research and critical appraisal.
- Competent basic IT skills.
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a care setting.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- Willingness to undertake training and commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
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