The Pain Management Physiotherapy Lead/Specialist Physiotherapist, will work closely with the broader Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Team and local consultant led Pain Management team to deliver a high quality Pain Management Physiotherapy Service.
The post holder will be an expert in their speciality, performing highly advanced clinical assessment, management and treatment of patients with persistent pain with diverse presentations and complex physical conditions. They will be a source of expertise in this area for other practitioners to draw upon providing education and training for staff and patients.
They will work with the consultant led Pain Management Team, Integrated Care Boards (ICB’s) and local trusts to understand services provided, the transformation agenda and additional workforce training needs. They will then need to progress the transformation, with a view to identifying and implementing improvements to education and training across the workforce
They will undertake a leading role in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients with persistent pain on a day-to-day basis, and work closely with and support other physiotherapy teams working with persistent pain conditions throughout the Trust and across BSW
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.
