Overview
Split role 50:50 MSK/Pain Management Physiotherapist or Full time Pain Management Physiotherapist. This is an exciting opportunity to join Whittington Health and develop a new community pain service in Haringey. We are seeking a senior physiotherapist or experienced band 6 with a keen interest in pain management to take on this role. You will join a Pain MDT that includes Pain Consultants, Pain Psychologists, Advanced Practice Physiotherapists, Pain Management Physiotherapists, specialist service manager and dedicated administrative staff. You will provide holistic care in an MDT-led team to treat persistent pain in a community setting (group based as well as individual). You will be supervised by a Pain specialist APP and will have access to Pain CPD alongside MSK CPD.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a caseload of complex persistent MSK Pain presentations from triage to discharge in line with current best practice. The role will include assessment, 1-2-1 and group treatment, case discussions with other members of the team, different professions, in the MDT meeting and joint treatments with Pain Psychology staff as appropriate. The post holder will act as a clinical Pain Management Physiotherapy expert for the Haringey Community Pain Service as well as supervise senior Pain Management Physiotherapists. The in-service training, appraisal and personal development programmes are well established for all staff and all departments providing a friendly working environment with supportive and experienced clinicians. You will need to have a caring and mature attitude to work closely with patients and with staff in our department. The focus of this role is on high quality pain management care in the community.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is representative of this population and are open to differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. We are committed to recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies sensitive to these differences to better treat our patients and provide a positive workplace.
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Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £53,751 to £60,651 a year Per Annum (pro rata) Including HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 220-WHT-3383
Job location: Bounds Green Health Centre, London, N11 2PA
Job description and responsibilities
Please read Personal Specification and Job description carefully to ensure your application clearly demonstrates all of the essential criteria. Please provide examples in your supporting information to show how you meet these criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Good Written / Spoken English
* Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy leading to HCPC registration
Desirable
* Membership to the CSP
* Membership of other professional groups (PPA/MACP/SOM/clinical Interest groups)
* Good knowledge of the research process
Skills and abilities
* Evidence of substantial post-registration training in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and/or Pain Management
* Experience in monitoring and supervising MSK staff/ students
* Previous experience teaching Pain Management and Musculoskeletal physiotherapy staff/students and other professionals
Personally/professionally responsible
* Ability to self-motivate and motivate others
* Able to demonstrate good communication, report writing and presentation skills
* Demonstrable high level clinical reasoning skills in managing MSK patients and Pain Management patients
* Keep legible and accurate records
* To be confident in the use of electronic patient records and trust reporting systems
Knowledge and experience
* Specialised knowledge of the current management guidelines and evidence in the safe treatment of Musculoskeletal disorders
* Broad awareness of Musculoskeletal physiotherapy provision of care and local, professional, Trust and wider policies and agendas
* Awareness of developments in NHS / DoH and multi-agency Musculoskeletal service delivery
* Involvement in clinical audit/evaluation projects
Personal Qualities
* Strong ethos of team working and supporting colleagues to achieve team goals
* Ability to carry out concurrent activities and work in an unpredictable work environment
* Ability to cope with regular exposure to patients that may be distressed and may display aggressive or abusive behaviour
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a DBS submission will be required.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Bounds Green Health Centre, London N11 2PA
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/
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