Advanced Physiotherapist - Long Covid CPFS

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Physiotherapist to lead and deliver specialist physiotherapy for long Covid, chronic pain and fatigue. You will assess and treat complex cases, work autonomously, and collaborate with senior therapists to manage a busy caseload across Aylesbury and Amersham sites.

The role requires a holistic, patient-centred approach, strong communication, and a commitment to service development within an interdisciplinary Chronic Pain and Fatigue

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Experience in managing chronic pain, ME/CFS or Long Covid.
• Knowledge of fatigue management strategies.
• Experience with rehabilitation service delivery.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of physiotherapy for long Covid, chronic pain and fatigue.
• Provide autonomous assessment and treatment for highly complex cases.
• Collaborate with senior therapists to manage a multi-disciplinary caseload.
• Lead development of professional and service initiatives.
• Support organisational objectives and patient-centred care.

Skills

Chronic fatigue management

Long Covid knowledge

Motivational interviewing

Time management skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registered

CBT training

Membership: British Pain Society PMP SIG or BACME

Job description

Advanced Physiotherapist - Long Covid CPFS

Band 7

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

18.75 hours per week Job ref 434-CR8248211

Site Rayners Hedge Clinic Town Aylesbury Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the our dedicated and well established interdisciplinary chronic pain and fatigue management service with a focus on supporting people with Long Covid.

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Advanced Physiotherapist to join the team that work with people with wide range of chronic pain conditions, ME/CFS and Long Covid. The post holder will be involved in assessment and a range of rehabilitation interventions, including group, individual and workshop provision. The service is delivered from sites in Aylesbury and Amersham, with the primary site being Aylesbury.

Good communication and team-working skills are essential. The ideal candidate will be able to take a holistic and person centred approach to supporting patients and have an active interest in the management of long term chronic conditions.

The role will includes working with other Advanced Therapists in the team to effectively manage a complex caseload and see patients within the expected timescales.

Main duties of the job

To take a lead role in planning, co-ordinating and delivering the specialist Physiotherapy service provided to long covid, chronic pain and chronic fatigue patients as part of the interdisciplinary Chronic Pain and Fatigue Management Service.

To provide specialist Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a wide range of patients with highly complex problems resulting from chronic long term conditions and ME/CFS.

To be autonomous as a Physiotherapist, whilst working with Senior Therapists from other disciplines within the team to deliver the service

To actively lead development of professional and service initiatives and contribute to organisational objectives

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person specification

Education,Qualification and Training

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered with HCPC
• basic cognitive behavioural training
• Member of The British Pain Society PMP SIG or The British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME).

Experience

• Experience of assisting people to return to work
• Experience of vocational rehabilitation service delivery
• Experience of vocational rehabilitation service delivery

skills abilities and knowledge

• high level of knowledge of chronic fatigue management strategies and techniques
• Good level of knowledge of medical investigations for long covid
• To have good IT and computer skills
• To have excellent organisational and time management skills.
• good level of knowledge of motivational interviewing techniques
• To have a good level of knowledge of medical treatments/investigative procedures for long covid, chronic pain & fatigue.

Other

• excellent organisational and time management skills
• to be physically and emotionally robust to support patients and their relatives

Special Circumstances

• Ability to travel between sites within Buckinghamshire.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.