Band 8b Clinical Lead Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Pain Mgt

Band 8b Clinical Lead Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Pain MgtClinical Lead Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Pain ManagementBand 8bRoyal Free Hospital/ EdgwareSubstantive37.5 hours per weekMain duties of the jobWe are delighted to advertise this exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Pain management Advanced Practice Physiotherapist to work within our multi-disciplinary Pain management service. Our service is made up of specialists within the fields of medicine, physiotherapy, psychology, nursing, and exercise therapy. You will work closely with the Medical and Psychology clinical leads to innovate, progress the direction of the service, ensuring efficiency and embedding new ways of working.For this joint clinical leadership and operational role we are looking for someone with well-developed experience of operational service delivery and of leading teams. You will also provide clinical leadership and line management to the team of specialist pain management physiotherapists.The successful candidate should be an experienced expert clinician and will also carry a clinical caseload. The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, and the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. You will be supported in this role by the Outpatient Therapy Lead for Therapy services and wider Pain management leadership.About usThe Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustPerson SpecificationEducation & professional QualificationsBSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalentHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registrationPostgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to MSc level with a focus in pain or musculoskeletal physiotherapyEvidence or portfolio of postgraduate continued developmentPostgraduate training or development in management and leadership skillsMembership of specialist interest groupMusculoskeletal injection therapy qualificationRoyal Free World Class ValuesDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust ValuesExperienceSubstantial experience of Operational leadership within a service.Experience of managing service demand, capacity and utilisation.Experience of leading change.Experience of service review and improvement.Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with a wide variety of complex chronic pain conditionsExperience of Acceptance and Commitment and Cognitive behavioural approaches to painExperience of delivering Pain Management Programmes or equivalent group workExperience in managing highly distressed patients in group and individual settingsExperience of supervising senior qualified staffExperience of leading a service and teamActive involvement in clinical audit, research and policy/ guideline implementationExperience of teaching to uni and multidisciplinary groupsEvidence of service development, quality improvement & managing change within the workplaceExperience of working alone, managing own time and using Excellent organisational skillsExperience of leading on pathway re-design & developmentSkillsHighly specialist knowledge within the pain field and ability to apply this in a clinical settingTo be competent in the decision making process and ordering of any investigations necessary in order to reach a diagnosis or decide on the appropriate management of the patient's condition e.g. x-rays, MRI, blood tests, EMGs, ultrasound, listing for surgery in line with protocols and guidelines. This will require highly advanced clinical reasoning and highly developed problem solving and analytical skills and is beyond the normal scope of physiotherapy practice.Excellent communication / interpersonal skills both written and verbalExcellent time management and prioritisation skillsAble to carry out concurrent activities and work in an unpredictable working patternAbility to lead in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellenceCompetent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing Excellent presentation skillsExcellent leadership skillsA commitment to professional development of self and othersDemonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on serviceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.£72,921 to £83,362 a yearPer annum inclusive of HCAS #J-18808-Ljbffr