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Job overview

Interviews will be held on the 14th August 2024.

Based at Wokingham Hospital, but covering other clinical locations within Berkshire, the post holder will part of a small team dedicated to offering specialist continence advice, support and treatment as a pelvic health physiotherapist. 

Directly supervising the clinical nurse specialists and the band 4 Continence Advisors in the team, to ensure they meet the changing needs of the service and be responsible for the modernisation and delivery of the Bladder and Bowel service. 

To provide timely pelvic health physiotherapy specialist assessment and treatment of patients with complex bladder and bowel problems including Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urge Urinary Incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse as well as other pelvic issues. Referrals are received from GP practices as well as from gynaecologist, obstetric and colorectal consultants. Alongside other team members they will assist in the delivery of specialist continence service to Berkshire by educating and supporting both professional and lay carers in all aspects of promotion of bowel and bladder function and when necessary, the management of incontinence.  

The Post holder will be required to work in close collaboration with relevant managers, consultants, GPs, and other health professions, to provide a patient centred, seamless, integrated approach, consistent with the principles of clinical governance.

Between 22.5 – 37.5 hours will be considered. 

Main duties of the job

To ensure the smooth day to day delivery of high quality, responsive, patient centred Specialist bowel and bladder service as a pelvic health physiotherapist, escalating risk, concerns, and areas of non–compliance to the operation service lead. 

To ensure team is compliant against CQC standards, developing and monitoring action plans. Identifying any  non-compliance and escalating areas of risk to Operational Lead.   

Support the recruitment, training, development of staff within the team and deploy staff, maintaining a clear organisational structure, identifying lines of accountability, responsibility and communication within the service. 

To support the operation lead to ensure that appraisal, personal development planning and review are in place for staff within the adult team.  

To ensure delivery of service and clinical outcomes within the Continence service in line with local and National service frameworks. 

To deliver service and clinical outcomes as agreed with the Service Manager. 

To provide a source of clinical expertise for all staff that delivery Continence care within the Trust. 

To provide specialised advice, teaching and training to colleagues working within the service and other specialised clinical areas, regarding individual patients and all areas of the clinical delivery.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. 

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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