Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Pelvic Health

We are delighted to be able to advertise a full time permanent Band 8a Pelvic Health Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner post at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. This highly specialist post will involve working across all sites in the Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated and hard working Band 8a physiotherapist to jointly lead and develop the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy service. The role will assume that of advanced practitioner and joint clinical lead for the Pelvic Health service, having overall responsibility for the clinical delivery of physiotherapy in partnership with other members of the team (service lead, advanced practitioner, team leader and lead clinicians) across the trust within this specialist area. This will also include supervisory management of the more junior physiotherapy staff working in the pelvic health physiotherapy service. We at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust provide an extensive physiotherapy service for our pelvic health patients and we are committed to supporting you to expand your knowledge in this specialism for the benefits of the patient and the service.,

• To deliver pelvic health clinics for patients referred from GPs, community services and consultants. This will include the assessment of new patients to determine the diagnosis and management of patients. This will include complex history taking, ordering of relevant investigations.
• To plan and deliver treatment programmes for complex female and male patients with pelvic floor dysfunction, including bladder, bowel and pelvic pain symptoms. This may include Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) and interpretation of diagnostic results.
• To plan and refer onwards to secondary consultant care.
• Within MDT clinics to discuss surgical management, listing for surgery including discussion with the patient regarding surgical risks and information of the surgical procedure in line with detailed competency frameworks.
• To triage and treat complex pelvic health patients that require rehabilitation.
• To ensure therapy management is integrated and rehabilitation potential is maximised for all patients within the service. This will include up to date evidence based practice and may include research.
• Provide leadership, support and clinical guidance to colleagues; provide support, supervision and expert opinion to other members of the senior therapy team, in the assessment and management of complex multifactorial conditions.
• To maintain excellent communication and links with urogynaecology, urology and colorectal teams to ensure an efficient and effective patient care pathway.
  
  We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.