Clinical specialist practitioner - Pain service

Transformation Unit; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job share

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in Brighton is seeking a Clinical Specialist Practitioner to join the MSK Pain Service at Band 7. You will assess and manage patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain across Brighton, Worthing, and surrounding sites, delivering 1:1 and group-based therapies.

We require UK-registered Allied Health Professionals with senior clinical experience in chronic pain, good communication, and the ability to lead groups and supervise staff.

Qualifications

• UK registered Allied Health Professional with MSK experience.
• Experience in chronic pain management.
• Recent senior clinical level experience; group leadership advantageous.
• Experience supervising staff and students; audit and governance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
• Deliver pain management programmes alongside the psychology team.
• Work autonomously across sites from Brighton to Worthing; lead groups.
• Maintain records and contribute to service development and governance.

Skills

Clinical specialist level

Advanced clinical reasoning

Pain management

MSK assessment

MDT working

Motivational interviewing

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy/ osteopathy/ OT/ podiatry

HCPC Registration

Membership of British Pain Society or equivalent

Job description

Main area MSK Pain Service Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (two roles available up to a total of 1.6 WTE) Job ref 150-DJ2650-PC

Employer Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Brighton Town Brighton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Clinical specialist practitioner - Pain service

Band 7

Job overview

Are you an allied health professional with experience and passion for supporting patients with chronic MSK pain conditions?

We are looking for dynamic and proactive Senior Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinician to join our well-established Sussex MSK Pain service in Brighton and Worthing. We provide treatments 1:1 and in group settings alongside our excellent Psychology colleagues and work closely with our MSK colleagues across Sussex MSK Health and partner organisations. Roles available across the whole of West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, inclusive of full and part-time/ fixed term/ secondment/ job share opportunities. Sites include Worthing/Brighton/ Hove/ Haywards Heath/ Crawley/ Horsham/ Bognor Regis.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You must be a UK registered Allied Health Professional to apply, with a broad range of musculoskeletal experience inclusive of experience in Chronic pain management. Recent senior clinical level experience, personalised care and motivational interview training as well as experience of leading groups would be advantageous. Applicants should be committed to delivering high quality care and have excellent communications skills. You will be required to work in clinical sites from Brighton to Worthing.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values

Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To contribute to the provision of an efficient and effective pain service within Sussex MSK Health.
• To work autonomously as a clinical specialist practitioner, using advanced clinical skills, to assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients with musculoskeletal conditions, with access to investigations under Advanced Practitioner supervision.
• To support patients who may have co‑existing diverse medical, neurological and complex physical and psychological conditions alongside their musculoskeletal presentation.
• To maintain own records and work as an autonomous practitioner.
• To deliver pain management programmes alongside our psychology team.

Person specification

Qualification

• Degree in Physiotherapy/ osteopathy/ OT/ podiatry
• HCPC/General Osteopathic Council Registration
• Member of the British Pain Society or equivalent professional membership associated with profession

Experience

• Extensive experience within the NHS or equivalent.
• Up to date professional development portfolio inclusive of specialist pain development.
• Evidence of relevant post graduate courses/CPD and reflective practice
• Experience of supervising staff and students.
• Involvement in carrying out clinical audit including the co‑ordination and evaluation of, and the use of findings to make service developments.
• Proven understanding of clinical governance with risk management, its importance and an awareness of how it is carried out.
• Working knowledge of a wide range of assessment and treatment approaches in the management of patients with Chronic pain and Neuromusculoskeletal pathology, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
• Experience of MDT working in respect to supporting patients with chronic pain conditions
• Personalised care and motivational interviewing training

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience at Clinical specialist level.
• Excellent knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology in relation to chronic pain.
• Skilled in assessment and treatment tools.
• Highly developed and up to date clinical reasoning skills.
• Highly advanced manual handling skills and treatment techniques.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Experience in communicating sensitive and complex information to clients, relatives and carers using advanced communication skills.
• Extensive experience of working clinically in MSK with exposure to and development in pain services
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate workload efficiently.
• Committed to personal and team development

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.