Pelvic Floor Sacral Neuromodulation Practitioner

The post holder will:

• Lead the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based pelvic floor and sacral neuromodulation service.
• Provide expert assessment, clinical decision-making and management of patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and functional bowel disorders.
• Manage an autonomous caseload across outpatient, inpatient, telephone and virtual care settings.
• Deliver specialist interventions including conservative bowel management, pelvic floor rehabilitation, biofeedback, rectal irrigation education and neuromodulation support where competent.
• Support patients before and after sacral neuromodulation procedures, providing education, counselling and device management.
• Act as a key worker, coordinating care across primary, secondary and community services.
• Provide specialist advice and education to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Lead quality improvement, audit, research and service development initiatives.
• Contribute to pathway redesign, service resilience and workforce development across the pelvic floor and Healthy Bowel services.
• Supervise, support and develop staff, students and learners across the multidisciplinary team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as an Advanced Pelvic Floor and Sacral Neuromodulation Practitioner within the Colorectal Surgical Service.

This is a unique advanced practice role for an experienced clinician who is passionate about improving the lives of patients living with pelvic floor dysfunction, functional bowel disorders and sacral neuromodulation needs. The successful candidate will provide expert autonomous clinical care whilst leading service development across a specialist pathway that supports patients with often complex and life-changing conditions. 

Working closely with colorectal consultants, the Healthy Bowel Service and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will manage a complex caseload, coordinate care across organisational boundaries and contribute to the strategic development of pelvic floor and neuromodulation services. You will practise across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership, education and research.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious advanced practitioner looking to lead innovation, improve patient outcomes and influence service delivery across a specialist regional service

• Registered Nurse or relevant registered AHP / healthcare professional with current NMC, HCPC or other applicable registration
• Degree in a relevant profession.
• Master’s degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or a relevant clinical field, or demonstrable equivalent Master’s-level preparation.
• Advanced clinical assessment qualification.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification where prescribing is included within the agreed scope of the role.
• Evidence of continuing professional development at advanced practice level.
• Extensive post-registration experience in colorectal, gastroenterology, pelvic health, continence or a closely related speciality
• Substantial experience managing highly complex patients autonomously. Experience providing advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment planning.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working across organisational and care pathway boundaries
• Experience supervising and developing staff and learners. Evidence of leading service development or quality improvement with measurable outcomes.
• Evidence-based assessment and management of lower bowel dysfunction and pelvic floor conditions
• Clinical governance, risk assessment, safeguarding and consent. Understanding of professional accountability and scope of practice.
• Evidence of providing clinical and professional leadership across a specialist pathway.
• Experience leading pathway redesign, quality improvement or service change.
• Ability to influence senior colleagues and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience monitoring service performance, outcomes, risks and key performance indicators
• Experience developing policies, protocols, standard operating procedures or business cases.
• Ability to collect, interpret and present service or clinical data.
• Evidence of audit, evaluation or quality improvement participation
• Ability to apply evidence to practice.
• Advanced clinical assessment, examination, decision-making and diagnostic reasoning skills. Ability to request, interpret and act on relevant investigations within approved scope.
• Ability to formulate and independently manage complex treatment plans. Ability to recognise and manage risk, deterioration and treatment failure. Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and provide expert advice

• Teaching, mentorship or clinical supervision qualification
• Leadership or quality improvement qualification.
• Research methods qualification.
• Experience in a pelvic floor, Healthy Bowel or sacral neuromodulation service.
• Competence in biofeedback, rectal irrigation, PTNS and sacral neuromodulation programming. Experience leading research, publication or conference presentation.
• Advanced knowledge of pelvic floor rehabilitation and neuromodulation.
• Knowledge of anorectal physiology and relevant diagnostic testing.
• Formal leadership development.
• Regional or national specialist network contribution.
• Research participation or publication.
• Experience using validated outcome measures and data analysis to improve services.
• Established competence in specialist pelvic floor interventions and sacral neuromodulation device programming
• Experience of advanced digital or remote monitoring pathways.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.