Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Pain Physiotherapist
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An Exciting Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award-winning pain service. As the lead pain physiotherapist you will be part of the multi-disciplinary team consisting of, anaesthetic consultants, specialist nurses, specialist OT, psychologist and junior physio staff.
You will have your own case load of patients, assessing and rehabilitating patients with chronic pain as well as the opportunity to contribute to group education sessions. You will also have the opportunity for service development and joint working/collaboration with other members of the team. You will run a specialist joint clinic alongside our consultant pain doctors to provide our most complex patients with a multidisciplinary approach. In all of this you will be supported by the 8a extended scope orthopaedic physiotherapists as well as by the wider team.
Key Responsibilities
- To work collaboratively within the specialist Pain service
- To work with the Stockport Multidisciplinary Team to promote an efficient, effective service for all patients and carers
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, both professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of the professional and clinical work.
- To have a role in the responsibility for the management of patients care pathway through the Pain service
- To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients, where you will assess patients and implement and evaluate treatment plans, and coordinate interventions
- As a registered Allied Health Care Professional you will assist in the organisation, development, promotion and delivery of the Pain service
- To liaise with health, education and social services, working in partnership with primary and secondary carer, social prescribers and other external agencies to ensure the delivery of a high quality service, and facilitate effective discharge and/or onward referral
- Make recommendations to the wider team re changes to practice, which may lead to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service guidelines.
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About Us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
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We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sofie Zermansky
Job Title: Team Leader and pain assessment and triage service
Email Address: sofie.zermansky@stockport.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 0161 204 4777
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