Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner in Continence

**Advanced Practitioner in Continence and Pelvic Floor Health
**B7 Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner**

**12 hours per week**

**Permanent**

**Midlothian**
- To provide an expert clinical service in the specialty of Continence and Pelvic Floor rehabilitation including, analysis, investigations, diagnosis, treatment, decisions regarding surgical or non-surgical management and discharge of patients, in a Primary Care setting.
- To manage a complex case load in the specialty, using extended skills to aid diagnosis, and management and determine the need for further investigations e.g. Urinalysis
- To provide expert advice on the clinical management of adults with pelvic health and continence conditions to physiotherapists, other healthcare staff, patients and carers to enable mutual decision making.
- To develop the profile and role of the advanced continence and pelvic health physiotherapy practitioner in Midlothian
- Participate in Clinical Governance/Effectiveness activities associated with the Physiotherapy Service and wider continence/pelvic rehabilitation service across Lothian

**Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.