Therapy Assistant Pelvic Health – Band 3 (Pilgrim Hospital)

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed person to join the dedicated Pelvic Health Team at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston as a Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant to support the establishment of Perinatal Pelvic Health Services. This is initially a fixed term contract but may lead to a substantive post.

As the successful post holder, you will be integral in supporting the prevention, identification and timely treatment of a range of issues antenatally and for at least twelve months after birth. You will receive full training to enable you to fulfil your role effectively and work independently under indirect supervision.

We collaborate closely with our obstetric and midwifery colleagues to deliver outstanding care to our maternity population.

To work as an integral and active part of the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) and work collaboratively with the wider Pelvic Health Physiotherapy services within the United Lincolnshire Teaching hospitals.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Perinatal Pelvic Health team in a clinical role under supervision of the registered staff, supporting women and birthing people in inpatient, outpatient community settings with problems relating to pelvic floor dysfunction. This will include administration responsibilities relating to perinatal pelvic health

The post holder may also be required to work as part of a 7 day rota.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

What should you do next?

If you think you have the skills, experience and attributes for this role, are passionate about making a difference in perinatal care and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you! Join us in delivering exceptional care and support to our patients.