Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award- winning pain service. As the lead pain physiotherapist you will be part of the multi- disciplinary team consisting of, anaesthetic consultants, specialist nurses, specialist OT, psychologist and junior physio staff.

You will have your own case load of patients, assessing and rehabilitating patients with chronic pain as well as the opportunity to contribute to group education sessions. You will also have the opportunity for service development and joint working /collaboration with other members of the team. You will run a specialist joint clinic alongside our consultant pain doctors to provide our most complex patients with a multidisciplinary approach. In all of this you will be supported by the 8a extended scope orthopaedic physiotherapists as well as by the wider team.

Main duties of the job

• To work collaboratively within the specialist Pain service
• To work with the Stockport Multi disciplinary Team to promote an efficient, effective service for all patients and carers
• Work as an autonomous practitioner, both professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of the professional and clinical work.
• To have a role in the responsibility for the management of patients care pathway through the Pain service
• To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients, where you will assess patients and implement and evaluate treatment plans, and coordinate interventions
• As a registered Allied Health Care Professional you will assist in the organisation, development, promotion and delivery of the Pain service
• To liaise with health, education and social services, working in partnership with primary and secondary carer, social prescribers and other external agencies to ensure the delivery of a high quality service, and facilitate effective discharge and/or onward referral
• Make recommendations to the wider team re changes to practice, which may lead to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service guidelines.

About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification
education and qualification
Essential

• degree in physiotherapy
• State Registration
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
• Evidence of experience in chronic pain caseload

Desirable

• M' level or equivalent courses in relevant speciality

Knowledge
Essential

• Clinical reasoning skills
• Knowledge of a range of relevant conditions and their management
• Knowledge of recent NHS and trust developments and their impact on the service
• Knowledge of the condition of chronic Pain

Experience
Essential

• Clinical experience as a Band 6 with specialist knowledge of Pain
• Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for staff
• Experience of utilizing pain management strategies such as but not restricted to CBT/ACT
• Experience of working as part of a Multidisciplinary team

Skills
Essential

• Ability to support others, patients and staff
• Ability to manage time
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills & high level problem solving skills
• Ability to keep accurate patient notes

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).