Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an accredited healthcare professional (physiotherapist, doctor, specialist nurse) to join our London Clinical Services Department on a fixed term basis for maternity cover as our Pain Management Service Lead.
Main duties of the job
The Pain Management service is a specialist service that is part of the broader bio-psycho-social approach at Freedom from Torture (FfT). The Pain Management Service focuses on the assessment and management of those with persistent pain, which is limiting daily functioning, limiting quality of life, or limiting ability to engage in therapies whilst taking into consideration a clients mental health and history of trauma working alongside a clients psychological therapist.
The postholder will manage and facilitate specialist pain management assessments and interventions available to service users in our London centre whilst also providing remote oversight of our National Pain Management programme across our five treatment centres which are situated in, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham.You will take a lead role in the assessment and treatment of pain and will act in an advisory role to all of our treatment centres and to the Clinical Secretariat regarding Pain Management.
You will hold a small caseload in the centre in which you are based, (London) and you will oversee a team of volunteer physical therapists (physiotherapy, movement therapy and massage) providing direct clinical provision to survivors of torture and organized violence through individual and group interventions.
About us
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
This is an important role within Freedom from Torture. A role where no two days are the same and where your level of commitment, knowledge, experience and skills will benefit so many. If you believe you have the qualities necessary to perform well within this position, we would like to hear from you
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To remotely oversee the national Pain Management Service Pathway for survivors of torture accessing treatment at FfT.
- To build effective relationships with referrers and other key partner organizations.
- To coordinate the pain management service and oversee small team of physical therapists ( physiotherapy, movement, massage) who work within the Pain Service providing direct clinical provision to survivors of torture through individual and group interventions.
- To carry out holistic assessment with young people and adult survivors of torture with persistent pain and/or musculoskeletal problems.
- To develop appropriate treatment and care plans in response to their needs and manage a small caseload in the London Centre.
To ensure a holistic approach to short- and long-term overall care and rehabilitation of pain management clients including effective working relationships with clients therapist, MDT and relevant others.
- To address relevant functional physical disability and skills deficits enabling the client in areas of self-care, personal health management, activity, education, and leisure.
- To provide specialist individual as well as group programs that are goal-oriented pain management/physical therapy interventions based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive client treatment records in line with CSP, HCPC and FfT standards of practice and to contribute to multidisciplinary reports and make information available for Audit and Evaluation purposes.
- To provide clinical supervision, training and consultation to Clinical team and Pain management team including physiotherapists and other physical therapists working with survivors of torture.
- To provide consultation and supervision to external professionals who work with survivors of torture.
- To contribute to clinical therapy reports and other clinical documents to the standard required by the Medico-Legal Reports Team.
- To provide clinical expertise to FfT clinical work and to advocacy, communications, fundraising and policy work.
- To contribute to clinical governance work and the work of the Clinical Secretariat.
- To support recruitment, training supervision and support of new volunteer physical therapists (e.g. physiotherapy, movement therapy, massage) as required.
- To work with FfT keyworkers concerning clients ongoing care including undertaking risk assessments and risk management.
- To liaise with and support Volunteer Health Assessment Doctors (London Centre) with Pain Management referrals and assessments as required.
- To comply with clinical governance protocols and implementation of good practice, including all FfT clinical policies and clinical standards.
- To practice ethically including having regard to professional boundaries and working within own areas of competence.
- To develop and deliver training (inhouse and externally) and facilitate workshops/talks on behalf of FfT as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To remotely oversee the national Pain Management Service Pathway for survivors of torture accessing treatment at FfT.
- To build effective relationships with referrers and other key partner organizations.
- To coordinate the pain management service and oversee small team of physical therapists ( physiotherapy, movement, massage) who work within the Pain Service providing direct clinical provision to survivors of torture through individual and group interventions.
- To carry out holistic assessment with young people and adult survivors of torture with persistent pain and/or musculoskeletal problems.
- To develop appropriate treatment and care plans in response to their needs and manage a small caseload in the London Centre.
To ensure a holistic approach to short- and long-term overall care and rehabilitation of pain management clients including effective working relationships with clients therapist, MDT and relevant others.
- To address relevant functional physical disability and skills deficits enabling the client in areas of self-care, personal health management, activity, education, and leisure.
- To provide specialist individual as well as group programs that are goal-oriented pain management/physical therapy interventions based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive client treatment records in line with CSP, HCPC and FfT standards of practice and to contribute to multidisciplinary reports and make information available for Audit and Evaluation purposes.
- To provide clinical supervision, training and consultation to Clinical team and Pain management team including physiotherapists and other physical therapists working with survivors of torture.
- To provide consultation and supervision to external professionals who work with survivors of torture.
- To contribute to clinical therapy reports and other clinical documents to the standard required by the Medico-Legal Reports Team.
- To provide clinical expertise to FfT clinical work and to advocacy, communications, fundraising and policy work.
- To contribute to clinical governance work and the work of the Clinical Secretariat.
- To support recruitment, training supervision and support of new volunteer physical therapists (e.g. physiotherapy, movement therapy, massage) as required.
- To work with FfT keyworkers concerning clients ongoing care including undertaking risk assessments and risk management.
- To liaise with and support Volunteer Health Assessment Doctors (London Centre) with Pain Management referrals and assessments as required.
- To comply with clinical governance protocols and implementation of good practice, including all FfT clinical policies and clinical standards.
- To practice ethically including having regard to professional boundaries and working within own areas of competence.
- To develop and deliver training (inhouse and externally) and facilitate workshops/talks on behalf of FfT as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Knowledge of the asylum process and asylum support system in the UK and clients rights under these systems.
- Post Graduate Training within chronic pain
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical treatment and management of a range of conditions including chronic pain clients.
- Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations
- Experience of working clinically with asylum seekers and refugees
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to organise and prioritise
Desirable
- Extensive experience of delivering clinical/physical therapies to those who with history of mental illness or who have experienced trauma.
- Experience in assessment of clients with mental health problems
- Awareness of trauma-informed care
- Experience of working with interpreters
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Knowledge of the asylum process and asylum support system in the UK and clients rights under these systems.
- Post Graduate Training within chronic pain
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical treatment and management of a range of conditions including chronic pain clients.
- Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations
- Experience of working clinically with asylum seekers and refugees
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to organise and prioritise
Desirable
- Extensive experience of delivering clinical/physical therapies to those who with history of mental illness or who have experienced trauma.
- Experience in assessment of clients with mental health problems
- Awareness of trauma-informed care
- Experience of working with interpreters
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
