Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Red Cell Pain Management

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Highly Specialised Physiotherapist to work in the Red Cell Pain Management and Psychology Service (RCPMPS) at St George's Hospital. The postholder will work within the RCPMPS, providing outpatient physiotherapy support to individuals with haemoglobinopathies, focusing on pain management, physical function, and quality of life. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work compassionately and creatively using pain management physiotherapy skills, while contributing to consultation and MDT work. Since 2013, the service has gained a strong reputation for its innovative pain management approach for adults living with sickle cell disease (SCD), offering both individual and group interventions alongside an experienced pain management team that includes a psychologist and pain consultant., The postholder will primarily focus on the physiotherapy aspect of the RCPMPS and will be supervised by the experienced pain management physiotherapist in the service. The postholder will join an established and supportive physiotherapy team within the trust, benefiting from ongoing professional development (CPD) opportunities and peer supervision.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.