Job summary
- Main area
- Chronic Pain
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7196190-AHP-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialised Physiotherapist
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Highly Specialist Physiotherapist with experience of working with people living with chronic to join the Chronic Pain Self Management Team, St George’s Hospital.
The Chronic Pain Self Management Team (CPSMT) is a well established and experienced multi disciplinary team offering highly specialist assessments and interventions for people living with complex chronic pain presentations. We aim to support people referred to our service to develop a range of self management skills to allow them to improve their overall quality of life despite pain. Interventions are focussed on improving understanding of chronic pain, increasing function and engagement in valued activities, managing pain related distress and reducing inappropriate health case.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Highly Specialist Physiotherapist with experience of working with people living with chronic to join the Chronic Pain Self Management Team, St George’s Hospital.
The post is supported via regular supervision from a senior physiotherapist working within the team, as well as an established team meeting structure including monthly CPD sessions, team handover meetings and case discussions.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post would suit a physiotherapist who is looking to further develop their skills in chronic pain / long term condition management including –
- Delivering self management interventions for people with complex chronic pain presentations in groups and with individuals
- Using psychologically informed approaches in direct clinical work and case consultation
- Developing and maintaining links with a range of services at St George’s Hospital and in the community in order to improve care pathways.
- Teaching and training other health professionals
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 1 year’s experience of working in the NHS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 4 years post registration experience of which 2 years are out-patient musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Band 6 level to include Consultant referrals , GP referrals, Rheumatology, Orthopaedic In-patients, Chronic Pain Management
Experience
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of complex pain syndromes and experience of working with people with long term conditions
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Copland
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 266 6545
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
07553088512
- Telephone
- 07553088512
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