Job summaryWe are seeking an experienced and motivated
Band 7 Team Lead & Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to lead and develop our Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Service across Dorset.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine enhanced specialist clinical practice with team leadership. The post holder will provide expert assessment and treatment for patients with complex pelvic health conditions across perinatal, urogynaecology, gynaecology, colorectal and urology pathways, while leading, supervising and developing the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy workforce.
Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across primary and secondary care, you will drive service development, quality improvement, education and clinical governance, ensuring the delivery of safe, evidence-based and patient-centred care. The role is pivotal in supporting the ongoing development of pelvic health services and improving outcomes for women and people with pelvic health conditions across Dorset.
This position is ideal for an experienced pelvic health physiotherapist who is passionate about leadership, service development and delivering high-quality specialist care
Applicants for this post should have a minimum of 5 Years post graduate clinical experience, and a minimum of 3 years specialist Pelvic Health related Band 6 experience, and have HCPC registration.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be required to liaise closely with GP's, Secondary Care Consultants and other Clinical Leads. The post holder will have leadership responsibility for Band 6 and 5 Physiotherapist, Apprentices and for coordinating Undergraduate students. This will also involve organising, coordinating and supporting the delivery of their educational requirements.
The role will also involve leading and contributing to departmental teaching, service improvement initiatives, audit and actively participate in continuous professional development activities.
Excellent communication skills and an ability to prioritise a caseload of complex patients are essential. Supervisory skills are also required for the clinical support, direction and development of rotational staff, apprentices and students. The post holder will also require excellent time management and interpersonal skills. You must be able to demonstrate sound clinical skills working as an effective team player within a Pelvic Health service.
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibilitycriteria.
About usEnhancing development of the Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team is a key part of the role as part of fully engaging the workforce, to ensure clinical quality stays central to the delivery of the service and ongoing improvements.
We strongly support professional development, and manage to support most Band 7 Physiotherapists to do masters level study.
We prioritise your professional development, and you will receive regular supervision with the Head of Physiotherapy to ensure you are fully supported whilst establishing your lead role.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.DetailsDate posted: 05 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: Depending on experience
pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time,
Flexible working
Reference number: 405-26-AHP398TLSPPH
Job locations: Dorset County Hospital
Williams Avenue
Dorchester
DT1 2JY
United Kingdom
Job responsibilities- Co-ordinate supervision and mentoring to ensure staff are working safely within Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, alongside the other clinical specialists
- Be the 'go-to' person for complex presentations. This may involve answering questions from staff or completing joint assessments with staff.
- Link in with other specialist service stakeholders, ensuring a smooth patient journey.
- Embedding current guidelines and recommendations into department practice.
- You will lead on and develop effective communication between primary care services/secondary care/GP practices and other relevant care providers.
- You will educate others on the role of an Pelvic Health clinical specialist and patient care pathways.
- You will assist the service lead in using local and national evidence-based practice to develop suitable research and audit programmes evaluating the effectiveness of Pelvic Health physiotherapy.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us atRecruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person SpecificationEDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAININGEssential- Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent
- Current HCPC registered Physiotherapist
- Full member of POGP
Desirable- MSc or working at M level or equivalent experience/qualification.
- Undertaken appropriate managerial training
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCEEssential- Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in assessment and treatment of Pelvic Health Physiotherapy patients.
- Minimum of 2 years working in NHS
- Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied caseloads
- Previous experience at band 7 level
- Evidence of presenting to MDT groups, undergraduate and postgraduate staff
Desirable- Attended external courses relevant to subject area
- Involvement in research in relevant specialist pathway
- Evidence of leading change management and innovation in clinical practice
- Experience of working successfully in partnership with consultants, midwives and other relevant practitioners and participating in creating innovative solutions for new services
SKILLS & ABILITIESEssential- Self-confidence and ability to lead, manage, support and mentor a team
- Ability to promote and develop the Pelvic Health Service in line with trust, national and professional guidelines in the best interests of patients.
- Self-motivation and reliability and the ability to motivate others.
- Professional role model for specialised clinical practice
- Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to lead on and respond positively to change
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent time-management skill
Desirable- IT skills - Ability to create and/or format data and/or spreadsheets using computerized system
OtherEssential- Self-motivated with a clear vision of role/commitment to specialty
- Demonstrate professional independence
- Work in a flexible manner and adapt to changing environments
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
- Professional manner and appearance
- Available for on-call, weekend duties and 7-day working patterns where clinically appropriate
Desirable- Car driver with own use of transportation
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Dorset County Hospital
Williams Avenue
Dorchester
DT1 2JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dchft.nhs.uk/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact:Head of Physiotherapy
Sandra Firth
sandra.firth3@nhs.net
07584530110
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
