Job summary
Clinical Lead Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Pain Management - Camden Pain service (CPS)
Band 8b
Royal Free Hampstead - Camden Pain service
Fixed term contract to 31st March 2026
37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
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.
This new clinical operational post sits within the multi-disciplinary Camden Pain Service (CPS) - the community pain service across the borough of Camden. The Camden Pain Service is provided by The Royal Free Hospital in its partnership with University College Hospital London (UCLH). This multi-disciplinary service is made up of specialists within the fields of medicine, physiotherapy, psychology, nursing, and exercise therapy.
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Pain Management Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with well developed experience of operational service delivery and leadership. You will provide operational leadership and maintain oversight of the clinical provision within CPS including: Physiotherapy, Psychology, Nurse, Dietetics, and Medical, maintaining maximal utilisation ensuring that all patient care pathways are as efficient as possible. You will provide clinical leadership and line management to the team of specialist pain management physiotherapists. We are looking for someone who will work closely with the CPS Clinical and operational leaders to progress the direction of Pain management delivery, bringing innovation and drive new ways of working.
About us
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/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate should be an experienced expert Pain Management Advanced Practice Physiotherapist and will have the opportunity to carry a clinical caseload.
The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of operationally leading teams and be willing to work in new and innovative ways.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate should be an experienced expert Pain Management Advanced Practice Physiotherapist and will have the opportunity to carry a clinical caseload.
The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of operationally leading teams and be willing to work in new and innovative ways.
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
- oBSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- oPostgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to MSc level with a focus in pain or musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
- oPostgraduate training or development in management and leadership skills
Desirable
- oMembership of specialist interest group
- oIndependent prescriber qualification
- oMusculoskeletal injection therapy qualification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial postgraduate experience in Pain management.
- oSubstantial experience of Operational leadership within a service.
- oExperience of managing service utilisation, demand and capacity.
- oExperience of leading change.
- oExperience of service review and improvement.
- oAdvanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with a wide variety of complex chronic pain conditions
- oExperience of cognitive behavioural approaches to pain
- oExperience of delivering Pain Management Programmes or equivalent group work
- oExperience in managing highly distressed patients in group and individual settings
- oExperience of supervising senior qualified staff
- oExperience of leading a service/ team
- oActive involvement in clinical audit, research and policy/ guideline implementation
- oExperience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
- oEvidence of service development & contribution to change within the workplace
- oExperience of working alone, managing own time and using excellent organisational skills
- oExperience of leading on pathway development and change
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oHighly specialist knowledge within the pain field and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
- oKnowledge of recent developments in the profession
- oTo be competent in the decision making process and ordering of any investigations necessary in order 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.
- oSkills in critical analysis and the application of research to practice
- oAbility to support and facilitate change
- oExcellent communication / interpersonal skills both written and verbal
- oTo manage stressful situations by remaining calm, objective and professional at all times
- oExcellent time management and prioritisation skills
- oAble to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern
- oAbility to lead in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oCompetent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing
- oExcellent presentation skills
- oExcellent leadership skills
- oA commitment to professional development of self and others
Desirable
- oDemonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on service
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
- oHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- oPostgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to MSc level with a focus in pain or musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
- oPostgraduate training or development in management and leadership skills
Desirable
- oMembership of specialist interest group
- oIndependent prescriber qualification
- oMusculoskeletal injection therapy qualification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial postgraduate experience in Pain management.
- oSubstantial experience of Operational leadership within a service.
- oExperience of managing service utilisation, demand and capacity.
- oExperience of leading change.
- oExperience of service review and improvement.
- oAdvanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with a wide variety of complex chronic pain conditions
- oExperience of cognitive behavioural approaches to pain
- oExperience of delivering Pain Management Programmes or equivalent group work
- oExperience in managing highly distressed patients in group and individual settings
- oExperience of supervising senior qualified staff
- oExperience of leading a service/ team
- oActive involvement in clinical audit, research and policy/ guideline implementation
- oExperience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
- oEvidence of service development & contribution to change within the workplace
- oExperience of working alone, managing own time and using excellent organisational skills
- oExperience of leading on pathway development and change
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oHighly specialist knowledge within the pain field and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
- oKnowledge of recent developments in the profession
- oTo be competent in the decision making process and ordering of any investigations necessary in order 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.
- oSkills in critical analysis and the application of research to practice
- oAbility to support and facilitate change
- oExcellent communication / interpersonal skills both written and verbal
- oTo manage stressful situations by remaining calm, objective and professional at all times
- oExcellent time management and prioritisation skills
- oAble to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern
- oAbility to lead in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oCompetent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing
- oExcellent presentation skills
- oExcellent leadership skills
- oA commitment to professional development of self and others
Desirable
- oDemonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
