Senior Physiotherapist - Chronic Pain (Flexible MDT Role)

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join the Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Service. The role suits a therapist with musculoskeletal or long-term condition experience, developing specialist skills in chronic pain management using a biopsychosocial approach.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to help patients improve function and quality of life through rehabilitation, education and self-management strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy or long-term conditions
• Ability to apply a biopsychosocial approach
• Experience with motivational interviewing, CBT or ACT

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

Skills

Chronic pain management

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy

Biopsychosocial approach

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Motivational interviewing

CBT

ACT

Self-management support

Education delivery

Group programmes facilitation

Job description

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join the Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Service. The role suits a therapist with musculoskeletal or long-term condition experience, developing specialist skills in chronic pain management using a biopsychosocial approach.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to help patients improve function and quality of life through rehabilitation, education and self-management strategies.