Band 8b Clinical Lead Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Pain Mgt

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in London is seeking an experienced Pain management Advanced Practice Physiotherapist. This role involves clinical and operational leadership within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on service innovation. Candidates should have strong experience in service delivery and team management. Offers flexible hours and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous benefits

Advanced training opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading teams in a healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership.
• Experience with operational service delivery is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of pain management physiotherapists.
• Innovate and progress the direction of the pain management service.
• Ensure efficient service delivery in line with Trust values.

Skills

Operational service delivery

Clinical leadership

Team management

Expert clinical skills

Job description

We 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.

Target start date 1st April 2026

The 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.