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Edinburgh MSK Physiotherapy Service
Band 7 PAIN Team Lead – full time
Base: Lothian Chronic pain service (LCPS), Astley Ainslie Hospital
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Are you self-driven and patient centred, with the ability to manage staff? An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead an established team of Physiotherapists within the Lothian Chronic Pain Service (LCPS) and Chronic fatigue Service/Myalgic encephalomelitis(CFS/ME)
The Lothian Chronic Pain Service is made up of the Chronic Pain Clinic and the Pain Management Programme and utilises a multi-disciplinary approach, which includes specialist input from; doctors, nurses, psychologists and physiotherapists. The Chronic fatigue Service/Myalgic encephalomelitis(CFS/ME) providing a similar approaches to their client group with both service have enhancing the use of digital agenda.
We are looking for an experienced physiotherapist with a history of managing a team of physiotherapists and who has proven communication skills and experience of working well within a multidisciplinary team.
The service is committed to the development of staff by providing a comprehensive in-service training programme, with opportunities to be actively involved in, service re-design, investigation of new models of delivery, and contribution to our robust performance management system.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact...
Name: Claire Henderson
Claire.henderson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0131 455 9852