Senior Physiotherapist – Pain Management

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Part time
Are you fascinated by the amazing science of pain and motivated to help clients make sense of their own persistent pain? Do you enjoy supporting individuals to build upon their skills to successfully self-manage their pain and to achieve their personal goals? Would you like to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within the field of Pain Management?

You will be supported by and work closely with an interdisciplinary team of dedicated and expert pain specialists including physiotherapists, psychologists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, pain consultants, osteopaths, therapy assistants, and nurses. The pain team integrates with our Rheumatology, MSK, and ME/CFS services and you will benefit from shared learning opportunities.

You will be involved in delivering a full range of specialist Pain Management Physiotherapy approaches. The successful applicant will assess and manage a mixed caseload of patients with pain management both on a 1:1 basis and in groups. There will be opportunities for close interdisciplinary working, research, and service development.

You will have current experience of working with individuals living with pain. We would also consider applications from Band 5 clinicians with sound MSK assessment and reasoning skills who would want to develop in the area of pain management, as part of a development role.

We welcome applicants with innovative and creative ideas, who will support the development of this service.

Main duties of the job To be responsible for a specialist physiotherapy caseload of adult and older people with diverse therapy needs. To undertake comprehensive assessment of adult and older people with diverse presentations, using self-determined investigative and analytical skills, to formulate hypotheses in order to determine a diagnosis. To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a range of evidence-based treatment and skills and options to formulate interventions and programmes of care. To participate in the co-ordination, development and delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, voluntary sector organizations, and patients/carers.

About us Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Job description Job responsibilities For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification Education Essential Degree Level or equivalent experience and/or relevant core professional qualification (HCPC registered) Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct

Knowledge Essential Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery Evidence of post graduate professional clinical knowledge, skill and experience in physiotherapy

Experience Essential Experience of partnership working with other agencies and professional boundaries Experience of effectively working with service users and carers Experience working as an independent and autonomous practitioner

Skills & Abilities Essential Highly developed clinical professional skills relevant to area of work Effective leadership, organisational and people management skills Ability to handle sensitive situations and manage conflict Excellent communication skills including persuasion and negotiating skills

Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address L7F9 L7886 IMSK - Pain Management Minerva Centre Preston PR1 6SB

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