Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 21 months (End of contract - 31st March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-6423391-A
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hopsital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Band 8a Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner, Pain
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Band 8a Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner - Camden Pain service
Fixed term contract until 31st March 2026
1.0 WTE (37.5 hours per week)
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to advertise this Pain Management Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP) post working within the multi-disciplinary Camden Pain service based at the Royal Free Hampstead. This is an exciting opportunity to for an APP with extensive experience in Pain management to work within our team including Psychologists, Consultants in Pain management, Physiotherapists and Therapy assistants.
We are looking for someone with excellent knowledge of treating individuals with complex pain and who ideally has an independent prescribing qualification. The successful candidate will work closely with the Clinical lead physiotherapist and the Clinical lead medical consultant to provide triage and first contact APP clinics for the Camden Pain service. The best candidates will have leadership skills and will be able to support the Clinical leads in further developing the service. This post will also carry a physiotherapy caseload.
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join us at the Royal Free we would be interested in receiving your application.
Working for our organisation
The 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 top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • BSc Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- • Postgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to MSc level or equivalent with a focus in pain or musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- • Evidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development relevant to pain management
Desirable criteria
- • Independent prescriber qualification
- • Postgraduate training or development in management and leadership skills
- • Membership of specialist interest group
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Substantial postgraduate experience in the pain management field, including experience working as an APP in an MDT pain service
- • Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with a wide variety of conditions including complex chronic pain conditions
- • Experience of cognitive behavioural approaches to pain
- • Experience of delivering group work
- • Experience in managing highly distressed patients in group and individual settings
- • Experience of supervising senior qualified staff
- • Experience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
- • Evidence of service development & contribution to change within the workplace
- • Experience of working alone, managing own time and using excellent organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of leading a service
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • Highly specialist knowledge within the pain and musculoskeletal field and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
- • Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
- • To be competent in the decision-making process and ordering of any investigations necessary to reach a diagnosis or decide on the appropriate management of the patient’s condition 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.
- • Skills in critical analysis and the application of research to practice
- • Excellent communication / interpersonal skills both written and verbal
- • To manage stressful situations by remaining calm, objective and professional at all times
- • Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- • Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern
- • Ability to take a lead role in service development, liaising closely with the MDT to promote clinical excellence
- • Excellent leadership skills and proven clinical leadership ability
- • Competent IT skills including use o internet, email and word processing
- • Excellent presentation skills
- • Demonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on the service
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Austrie
- Job title
- Outpatient Lead for Therapy Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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