Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Pain Clinic

Job summary

The Bath National Pain Centre is one of the largest in the UK, providing local and National Pain Rehabilitation Services. Within this, the secondary care Pain Service has an exciting new vacancy for a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our supportive and forward thinking team. This Service receives referrals from GPs in Primary Care and Consultant colleagues in secondary care. The successful applicant will be joining a team of physiotherapists across the specialty. We are an evidence based service and highly value research, CPD and attendance at conferences.

The Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist will work independently within the secondary care Pain Clinic, as part of a multidisciplinary team. They will deliver treatment to adults with disability related to chronic pain. The role will include assessment, carrying an individual caseload and delivering group pain management therapy, as well as participation in multidisciplinary team meetings. The team includes Pain Medicine Consultants, a Clinical Psychologist and a Specialist Nursing team.

The Band 7 post offers the opportunity for the right candidate to develop their skills in a supportive and specialised environment.

Main duties of the job

This post would suit a physiotherapist who enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team, is looking for career progression and participation in service development.

• Providing assessments for patients referred to the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) from the Pain Clinic Doctor.
• Contributing to the MDT and joint decision making and also providing specialist advice within the team regarding patients' physical presentations, physical potential and barriers to functional change
• Providing Specialist Physiotherapist individual treatment sessions to patients referred for physiotherapy within the Pain Clinic.
• Co-facilitating a Pain Management Programme.
• Contributing to research and audit.
• Teaching and training as part of the MDT and Pain clinic.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.