Pain Specialist Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Our busy Inpatient/Acute Pain Service team is looking for a forward-thinking nurse who is experienced in or ready to work in specialist practice. To work with us you need to be enthusiastic about promoting patient comfort. The service is continuing to expand to ensure that inpatients and staff caring for them across all sites at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust are supported in a comprehensive manner.

You will need:

  • Experience of managing pain in patients with acute illness or post-surgery/trauma
  • Excellent communication skills with a kind, calm and diplomatic manner
  • Proven ability to communicate with patients and carers
  • Emotional resilience and ability to deal with patients in a high level of distress
  • Confidence to deal with complaints from service users and their relatives/friends or colleagues
  • Desire to work in an interdisciplinary team and develop your specialist nurse skills
  • Enthusiasm for teaching in formal and informal settings face-to-face and virtually.

You will work your hours primarily at Frimley Park or Heatherwood over 5 attendances per week (4 for part-time). Monday to Saturday on a shift basis either 08:30-16:30 or 11:00-19:00 (including Bank Holidays).

Interview date: 05/09/23 between 09:00 and 12:30

For further information please contact: Helen Say helen.say@nhs.net or Noreen Horne noreen.horne@nhs.net Nurse Specialists or call pain office on 0300 6134571, 07584 384726 or bleep 4820.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder whilst working predominantly in the inpatient setting will be required to support senior nursing colleagues and members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery and development of integrated pain services across the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

  • Working with Consultants in Anaesthetics, Consultants in Pain Medicine, Nurse Consultant, Nurse Specialist, and others in the multidisciplinary team to enable the Inpatient/Acute Pain Service to be responsive to the needs of inpatients with pain in general whilst supporting the health care professionals responsible for their care.
  • To facilitate and maintain the effective multi-disciplinary management of inpatients with pain throughout the Trust.
  • Working collaboratively to provide support, advice and education for all appropriate health care professionals.
  • Work with patients and carers.
  • Participate in audit and quality assurance systems in order to evaluate the effectiveness of inpatient pain services.
  • Demonstrate informed and evidence-based criteria in assessing pain, following treatment plans and evaluating pain management outcomes.
  • Clearly document and communicate planned episodes of care relating to pain management and/or relevant forward referrals.
  • The post holder will act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Practice 2018.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Date posted

18 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year including High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-AG387

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and person specification which provide full details of the position and all criteria

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and person specification which provide full details of the position and all criteria

Person Specification

Skills and experience

Essential

  • Experience across a range of secondary care acute environments such as PACU, ICU, Surgery and Medicine.
  • Experience of managing pain in patients with acute illness or post-surgery/trauma
  • Experience of teaching in formal and informal settings face-to-face and virtually.
  • Experience of audit and project work

Desirable

  • Currently working in a PAIN TEAM

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • First level degree in nursing or relevant subject
  • Teaching assessing/ mentor qualification

Desirable

  • Pain management post graduate module
Person Specification

Skills and experience

Essential

  • Experience across a range of secondary care acute environments such as PACU, ICU, Surgery and Medicine.
  • Experience of managing pain in patients with acute illness or post-surgery/trauma
  • Experience of teaching in formal and informal settings face-to-face and virtually.
  • Experience of audit and project work

Desirable

  • Currently working in a PAIN TEAM

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • First level degree in nursing or relevant subject
  • Teaching assessing/ mentor qualification

Desirable

  • Pain management post graduate module

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Nurse Consultant

Karin Cannons

karin.cannons1@nhs.net

07771506418

Date posted

18 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year including High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-AG387

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


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