Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in Persistent Pain

at  Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Hours available 37.5 with a minimum of 30.
MSK Physiotherapy Services at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust are looking to recruit a dynamic and experienced physiotherapist to join our team as Clinical Lead in Chronic Pain.
The post-holder will play a key role, alongside our Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner in Pain, in helping to re-design physiotherapy pain services in line with latest guidelines and provide support and training to the wider physiotherapy team. The ability to build relationships with other services involved in the care of patients with chronic pain is essential.
We seek a motivated and innovative individual with strong communication and problem-solving skills and will offer support for training and development as required for this post.
Candidates must have previous NHS physiotherapy experience either as an undergraduate or postgraduate to be eligible to apply for this post
For informal enquiries or visits please contact Lindsay Hawker, MSK Physiotherapy Services Team Lead on 07500 765356
Interviews will be held week commencing 16 th December 2024
To perform highly specialist assessment and treatment of patients, in particular those with Persistent Pain, to facilitate a smooth, efficient and effective patient pathway
To determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide highly specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
To manage own highly specialist caseload in this area.
Establish relationships with other stakeholders and services involved in the care of chronic pain patients.
To support and advise other pain services, eg Pain Clinic, on the delivery of the service.
To educate and train Physiotherapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.
To work autonomously within Trust policies and standards of professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
To assist the Team Leader in the daily operational management of the Out-Patient Physiotherapy Team.
There are extensive Learning Centres at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, both centres are equipped with audio-visual equipment. There is also a library at the Calderdale Hospital site with a full range of journals plus intranet and electronic access.
In 2015 the Trust invested in a purpose built simulated 2 bed ward at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary which can be altered to be an emergency medicine bay, a theatre/ICU area or a clinic setting. There is also a simulation training room at Calderdale Royal Hospital equipped with control rooms. There are simulation manikins on both site, SimMan 3G, SimMom, SimJunior and SimBaby. All healthcare workers are able to access relevant training sessions for their role.
To work within the Out-Patient Physiotherapy Service leading, co-ordinating and developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of, but not exclusive to, persistent Pain in order to advance clinical practice across the service in line with the current evidence base
To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients/clients at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinica
To have highly specialist assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not limited to
Physical rehabilitation through manual therapy
Physical rehabilitation through exercise and function
Physical rehabilitation through pain relief: could include acupuncture, injection therapy, electrotherapy etc.
Complex bio-psychosocial assessment of patients and carers
Cognitive and perceptual understanding of condition/person
Falls assessmen
To apply evidence based knowledge within the highly specialist clinical area. This knowledge will have been acquired through experience and academic study
To act as a resource to provide advice for relevant members of staff about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients / clients who have Persistent Pain and/or complex psychosocial needs
To work collaboratively with other providers involved in the patients care including medical and surgical consultants, health and social care community and acut
To take a lead, and work with any appropriate member of staff to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care/discharges
To proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of physiotherapy outpatient patients between care settings
To work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary manner with any appropriate member of staff, being able to debate the blurring of boundaries if appropriate
To develop highly specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for physiotherapy patients in particular those with Persistent Pain
To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the servic

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