Senior Physiotherapist Chronic Pain

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Service. The role focuses on biopsychosocial chronic pain management, enabling patients to improve function and quality of life through rehabilitation, education and self-management strategies.

The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, develop psychological skills, and contribute to group programmes while supporting service development and audit activities.

Qualifications

• Essential criteria: HCPC registration and degree/diploma in physiotherapy.
• Desirable criteria: membership of chronic pain interest group, clinical educator training, evidence of management training.

Responsibilities

• Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients with chronic pain.
• Support patients to develop self-management skills and improve functional outcomes.
• Develop psychological skills (e.g. motivational interviewing, CBT, ACT) to facilitate patient care.
• Assist in delivering pain education and structured group programmes.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in audit, service development and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Supervisory skills

Problem solving

Teaching skills

Reflective practice

Education

HCPC registration

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy

Job description

Job Overview

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Service for a Band 6 Physiotherapist.

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Service for a Band 6 Physiotherapist. This role is ideal for a physiotherapist with experience in musculoskeletal or long-term conditions, looking to develop specialist skills in chronic pain management using a biopsychosocial approach. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting patients to improve their function and quality of life through rehabilitation, education and self-management strategies. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

Main duties of the job

• Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients with chronic pain
• Support patients to develop self-management skills and improve functional outcomes
• Develop psychological skills (e.g. motivational interviewing, CBT, ACT) to facilitate patient care
• Assist in delivering pain education and structured group programmes
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (physiotherapists, psychologists, nurses, consultants)
• Participate in audit, service development and quality improvement projects

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients with chronic pain
• Support patients to develop self-management skills and improve functional outcomes
• Develop psychological skills (e.g. motivational interviewing, CBT, ACT) to facilitate patient care
• Assist in delivering pain education and structured group programmes
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (physiotherapists, psychologists, nurses, consultants)
• Participate in audit, service development and quality improvement projects

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HCPC registration
• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.

Desirable criteria

• Member of Chronic Pain interest group
• Clinical educator training
• Evidence of management training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Completion of band 5 rotations
• Training/supervision to staff/students
• MDT working

Desirable criteria

• Experience of research/audit
• Experience of service development or project

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Interpersonal skills including clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
• Supervisory and appraisal skills
• Able to think logically and problem solve.
• Teaching skills
• Reflective practice

Desirable criteria

• Basic management skills
• Work individually and in groups

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy - FHFT 2030 - sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values - Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation - we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.