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Highly Specialist Physiotherapist Chronic Pain Management

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to be part of our MSK Physiotherapy Team. The post will involve working as part of the Physiotherapy team within the chronic pain management service which is led by an Advanced practice physiotherapist. 

This post involves supporting the management of people with chronic pain conditions within an outpatient setting. This role will also involve the delivery of pain management groups, both via digital delivery and in-person.  You will work alongside Physiotherapy, Specialist Nurses and Psychology colleagues in the delivery of these groups.

You will have a lead role in appraisal of staff, caseload management, and involvement in the clinics and groups that are run by the service.

NHS Grampian Pain Mangement Service is a friendly Multidisciplinary Team with many new and exciting initiatives taking place. The team consists of Anaesthetists, Nurses, Health Care Support Worker, Psychologists and Physiotherapists.

The Pain Management team are committed to the development of staff by providing a comprehensive in-house CPD programme and access to external courses/events as well as the opportunity to be actively involved in service re-design. You will have the opportunity with in house training and mentoring to learn psychological skills (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – ACT) and develop as a Psychologically Informed Physiotherapist.

The Scottish Government is committed to delivering a National Framework for improving chronic pain service delivery. It is an exciting time to be involved in chronic pain services with opportunities to be involved in national pieces of work.

Due to the mix of digital and in-person delivery of services this would be a good opportunity for someone to work remotely in the role.

NHS Grampian physiotherapy teams cover the North East of Scotland serving a region from the cairngorms to the North Sea including coastal moray. The hospital site houses all clinical specialties with the exception of organ transplant and paediatric ITU. NHS Grampian provides healthcare for a population of 540,000 with around 40% living within Aberdeen and the remaining 60% in Aberdeenshire and Moray.

NHS Grampian provides the perfect solution to all interests and lifestyles. Aberdeen has a very buoyant economy and offers all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire boasts many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to a large range of outdoor pursuits including skiing. There are excellent transport links with Glasgow and Edinburgh easily accessed by train and Aberdeen airport has multiple flights top London daily and other destinations across Europe. Assistance with relocation may be available

If you require any further information or wish to arrange a visit to the department, please contact Heather Davidson or Nicola Rhind  via e-mail; [email protected]  [email protected].

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.