Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Chronic Pain Management

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and highly skilled Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to join ABUHB chronic pain management service. This post is based at Chronic Pain Management Centre in County Hospital, Pontypool.

ABUHB Chronic Pain Management Service is a multidisciplinary team of medical consultants, consultant clinical psychologist, clinical nurse specialists and health care support workers. The ethos of the service is in line with Welsh Government guidance to facilitate supported self-management of chronic pain as a long-term condition based on shared decision making and patient-centred care. ABUHB Chronic Pain Management Service offers face-to-face/remote patient consultations, interventional therapy, multidisciplinary clinics, psychology and supported self-management which include individual pain management modules and group based pain management programme.

Main duties of the job

As a clinical specialist physiotherapist, you will provide clinical assessment and treatment as required by the service demands and will be actively involved in the pain management programme. You will have experience in all aspects of assessment and management of chronic pain conditions, demonstrate forward thinking skills to combine highly specialist clinical practice with innovation. You will be committed to following best practice and the promotion of high quality physiotherapy services.

You will have demonstrable leadership qualities and excellent communication and time management skills with proven abilities to build networks across sites and disciplines. Through your knowledge of emerging clinical advances within the specialty, you will be expected to advise and inform strategic planning and future service development.

Clinical support for the post will come from within Pain Services and profession specific support will be available via the Physiotherapy Service. ABUHB chronic pain management service encourages staff development through internal and external training programs, including specialty forums, clinical audit and research and clinical supervision and mentoring. We have a structured personal appraisal system in place with annual reviews underpinned by the Knowledge and Skills Framework.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.