Band 8 Clinical Lead Advanced Physiotherapy Pain Management

Band 8 Clinical Lead Advanced Physiotherapy Pain Management
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Hampstead
Salary
£58,698 to £65,095 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Closing date
23 May 2024
Clinical Lead Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Pain Management - Royal Free Pain serviceBand 8a37.5 hours per week (24-month fixed term contract)This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for a highly motivated Advanced clinical practice physiotherapist to lead our team of Pain management physiotherapists at the Royal Free London. We are looking for a clinical leader who has experience working in Pain management as an Advanced practice physiotherapist and who also has some experience of operational service delivery. As well as providing clinical leadership and line management to the team of specialist pain management physiotherapists, you will work alongside and integrate with the Pain management multi-disciplinary team of Medical consultants, Psychologists and Nurses to support the holistic approach supporting people with persistent pain and long-term health needs.The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specificationAbout usThe Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A& E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topFor more information please follow link descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description for more detail around main responsibilities and specification requirementsPerson SpecificationEducation & professional QualificationsEssentialoBSc Degree/Diploma in PhysiotherapyoHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registrationoPostgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to MSc level or equivalent with a focus in pain managementoEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued developmentoPostgraduate training or development in management and leadership skillsDesirableoMembership of specialist interest groupoIndependent prescriber qualificationRoyal Free World Class ValuesEssentialoDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust ValuesExperienceEssentialoSubstantial postgraduate experience in musculoskeletal field including pain managementoAdvanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with a wide variety of conditions including complex chronic pain conditionsoExperience of cognitive behavioural approaches to painoExperience of delivering group workoExperience in managing highly distressed patients in group and individual settingsoExperience of supervising senior qualified staffoActive involvement in clinical audit, research and policy/ guideline implementationoExperience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groupsoEvidence of service development & contribution to change within the workplaceoExperience of working alone, managing own time, and using excellent organisational skillsDesirableoExperience of working within an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner roleoExperience of leading a serviceSkills and aptitudesEssentialoHighly specialist knowledge within the pain management field and ability to apply this in a clinical settingoKnowledge of recent developments in the professionoTo be competent in the decision-making process and requesting investigations as necessary to aid in diagnosis or direct management of patient's e.g. x-rays, MRI, blood tests, EMGs, ultrasound, listing for surgery in line with protocols and guidelines. This will require highly advanced clinical reasoning and highly developed problem solving and analytical skills and is beyond the normal scope of physiotherapy practice.oSkills in critical analysis and the application of research to practiceoAbility to support and facilitate changeoExcellent communication / interpersonal skills both written and verbaloTo manage stressful situations by remaining calm, objective and professional at all timesoExcellent time management and prioritisation skillsoAble to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) and work in an unpredictable working patternoAbility to take a lead role in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellenceoCompetent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processingoExcellent presentation skillsoExcellent leadership skills and proven clinical leadership abilityoA commitment to professional development of self and othersDesirableoDemonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on serviceEmployer detailsEmployer nameRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAddressRoyal Free HospitalPond StreetHampsteadNW4 1SHAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.391-RFL-6250486 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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