Band 8a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Pain Services

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The closing date is 29 March 2026

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge? Do you have strong leadership skills with extensive acute clinical knowledge in Physiotherapy and Pain Services? If so, we have great opportunities for you at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB).

We are recruiting to 2 exciting Clinical Specialist posts, full time at QE and 19 hours at HGS to work with the O/P Physiotherapy Pain Services.

These roles will work alongside the current Physiotherapy team, Psychologists, Nurses and Pain Consultants to provide a comprehensive MDT pain service. You will be involved in developing Physiotherapy standalone clinics as well as joint MDT clinics to optimise the pain service provision.

Within this role you will be supported to undertake professional development, through attendance at internal/external courses, opportunity for post graduate study, excellent peer support from senior physiotherapy & AHP / MDT colleagues and mentoring through the Trusts career mentoring offer.

For further information please contact Laura Hissey ; : ;

This post is ideal for a Physiotherapist wishing to use and develop their clinical, leadership and service development skills. The post holder must be an experienced, proactive and innovative Physiotherapist with a strong ability to work independently and as part of the wider MDT.

They will be responsible for developing and expanding clinical practice within the speciality area.

They will lead evidence-based service improvement, audit & research and deliver high quality training to the physiotherapy team and wider MDT.

They must have an excellent understanding of Psychologically informed Physiotherapy and non-pharmacological pain interventions.

They will be responsible for a complex physiotherapy caseload and overseeing other areas of Physiotherapy provision to the pain services.

They will be involved in the Governance of the wider pain service, and this will involve working across sites.

They will provide expert opinion within the speciality for therapy staff and other healthcare professionals.

They should have experience of managing both qualified staff and students.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

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• BSc in Physiotherapy
  
• Clear evidence of M level learning
  
• MSc modules relevant field of Physiotherapy
  
• Evidence of leadership training
  
• HCPC registration
  
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
  
• Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.
  

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• Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
  
• Significant experience of working in an NHS setting at B7 or above within the relevant clinical.
  
• Understanding of the acute, complex nature of pain service referrals.
  
• Experience of team/service development.
  
• Experience of supporting and supervision of junior therapists, student therapists and assistants.
  
• Good understanding of working in an acute Trust.
  
• Understanding of current legislation and application to Physiotherapy.
  
• Experience of producing reports / data analysis.
  

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• Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
  
• Demonstrate a professional attitude.
  
• An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
  
• An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
  
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
  
• Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
  

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust