Women’s Health Physiotherapist - Band 6 | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person‑centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

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• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
  
• CSH Surrey
  
• Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
  
• Surrey Council County
  

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us. It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before. In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

To undertake women’s health physiotherapy/continence clinics and classes as required.

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• Perform advanced physiotherapeutic/continence assessment of patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and/or bladder/bowel symptoms; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
  
• Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy/continence treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence‑based practice and treatment options. This includes advanced pelvic floor physiotherapy, biofeedback and electrostimulation.
  
• Develop management plans based on a sound knowledge of evidence‑based practice for patients where treatment is not effective.
  
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals and gain valid informal consent to treatment.
  
• Use a range of verbal and non‑verbal communication tools to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, doctors and other members of the multidisciplinary team, including patients who may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept the diagnosis.
  
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess, alter treatment programmes and refer on to other health care professionals if required.
  
• Participate in the development of integrated continence services and promote awareness of continence care among colleagues in acute and primary care services.
  
• Manage clinical risk within own patient caseload, seeking guidance from team members as appropriate.
  
• Work within the Trust and CSP’s clinical guidelines and have a good working knowledge of national and local standards. Monitor own and others’ quality of practice as appropriate.
  
• Make accurate and complete records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics in line with CSP, continence and physiotherapy department standards.
  

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• Be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy/continence duties and adhere to departmental policies and guidelines to ensure safe use of equipment.
  
• Report any defects or difficulties to the clinical manager.
  
• Share responsibility for departmental tidiness, maintenance and administration.
  
• Utilise IT systems appropriately to improve the efficiency of the service.
  
• Assist in the supervision and coordination of junior staff and assistants on a daily basis, ensuring their practice as well as your own meets the required professional standards.
  

This job description is subject to review and development from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of SDH&C you will be required to adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures.

Please read the job description in detail for further information.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.