Job summary
- Main area
- physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-NM335-A
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist Chronic Pain
Band 6
Job overview
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.
1 x full time role available.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job description and band 6 additional information
- 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
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
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jess Watts
- Job title
- Consultant Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 6134201
- Additional information
0300 6134201 (option 4 option 4)
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