Principal Physiotherapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job description

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a 0.6 wte Band 8a Clinical Physiotherapist Specialist to join our well-established multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Service. The post is based at The Phoenix Centre, St George's Hospital, providing specialist input for clients with complex pain presentations. You will work as a member of the Chronic Pain Self Management Team (CPSMT), alongside clinical, counselling and health psychologists, band 7 and 6 physiotherapists and a CNS, and liaise closely with medical colleagues in Pain Clinic.

Main duties of the job

This post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist to further develop assessment and intervention (group and individual) skills with people presenting with a wide range of chronic pain conditions and associated co-morbidities. Input can be delivered jointly with MDT colleagues via our intensive Pain Management Programme or on a unidisciplinary basis. Within the post, there are also opportunities to develop supervision and case consultation skills and to be involved in audit, research, and service development projects. The service actively promotes user involvement via social media, co-designed events, and consultation on service development.

The CPSMT has strong links with a range of services across the Trust, including MSK physiotherapy, neurology (specialist headache service and FND service), rheumatology, and major trauma services. In addition, we work closely with colleagues on Pain Services across South West London to shape future service provision.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for details of the role and main responsibilities. Please also consider contacting the team for a discussion regarding the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Masters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level

Experience

• Experience of working in / closely with a multidisciplinary chronic pain service.
• Post-registration experience of a range of clinical areas including pain management and musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
• Minimum 1 year experience of working in an NHS setting.
• Experience of supervising and managing junior physiotherapists and students.

Skills

• Advanced clinical reasoning skills in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and pain management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum pro rata incl HCAS (inner)