Specialist Physiotherapist in Pain Management

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to join our internationally recognised Pain Management Centre at UCLH. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering specialist care to patients with complex and persistent pain conditions.

You will play a key role in providing high-quality, patient-centred physiotherapy, using evidence-based approaches and innovative treatment strategies. This role offers excellent opportunities for professional development, service improvement, and involvement in research within one of the UK’s leading NHS Trusts.

In this role, you will contribute to the delivery of specialist physiotherapy care to patients with complex and persistent pain conditions, helping them improve function, confidence, and quality of life. You will use advanced clinical reasoning and a biopsychosocial approach to assess individual needs and develop personalised treatment strategies that empower patients to self-manage their condition effectively.

You will deliver a varied and rewarding caseload, including both one-to-one interventions and group-based pain management programmes and exercise classes, supporting patients through education, exercise, and behaviour change approaches. Working closely within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to coordinated care planning and decision-making for patients with complex needs.

Alongside your clinical work, you will play an active role in shaping and improving the service. This includes contributing to service development initiatives, supporting innovation, and participating in audit and quality improvement activity. You will also support the development of others by supervising students and sharing your knowledge and promoting best practice across the team.

This role requires a proactive, compassionate clinician with excellent communication skills, the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and a strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development. You will be encouraged to develop specialist expertise in pain management while contributing to a forward-thinking service.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026