Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner – Pain

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust seeks a dedicated Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner for its Pain Management team. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing complex cases independently, and supporting innovative practices in pain management for diverse patient demographics. Join a reputable trust dedicated to high-quality care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a relevant Physiotherapy role.
• Proven ability to handle complex clinical cases.
• Autonomy in decision-making related to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to allied health professionals.
• Undertake assessments and management of patients.
• Operate as a senior decision-maker in the absence of a consultant.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Physiotherapy assessment

Pain management

Education

Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification

Job description

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We are looking for a full time 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Pain team.

The pain management service provides a comprehensive service facilitating a decrease in prevalence across the continuum of pain, from acute to chronic, to high-impact chronic pain. We work across the life span from paediatric and geriatric populations, to end of life, reducing the burden of pain for individuals, families, and our local society as a whole. Pain affects 28m people in the UK, almost 40% of the population. Every year 5 million people in UK will develop chronic pain but only 2/3rds will recover from it.

To provide clinical leadership to allied health professionals at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and external partners.

To undertake an Advanced Clinical Practitioner role within the Pain management department at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

To provide highly specialised Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy assessment and management to a highly specialised clinical caseload that frequently have complex and / or chronic or life limiting conditions, without supervision.

Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical data to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses informing complex decision making ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient focused care.

To work as a senior decision maker, in the absence of a consultant, in a clinic setting seeing new and follow up patients. This will include forming diagnoses and making decisions on management including investigations, injections and operative procedures and independent prescribing where applicable, without the Consultant being present.

To act as an expert Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the wider Pain Management team

To support the Professional lead of Pain in the development of relevant service and clinical initiatives and modernisations.

To provide highly specialist care of complex patients including Advanced Clinical interventions and management as appropriate.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006.

It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Mullis Job title: Directorate Manager Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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