Clinical Fellow in Pain Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will enable a core/F3 equivalent level doctor to gain experience as part of our Pain Medicine team.

The role will provide you with an opportunity to gain experience and enhance your skills and enable you to manage patients with Pain management problems. The role will be split between ward and out patients. This will give the post-holder a broad range of experience and enable them to hone their skills at clerking, developing, and implementing management plans.

Some aspects of the role can be bespoke to the individual needs of the post-holder and tailored to take into account previous relevant experience, or achievement of requirements for application to specialty training, particularly in Anaesthesia & Critical Care

Out of hours duties will be agreed on discussion with the successful candidate.

The post holder will mainly work in Pain Medicine. There may also be opportunities to gain experience in other areas according to the development needs of the appointee.

There will be the opportunity to participate in teaching, audit, guideline development and service improvement projects.

We will also provide support to help you develop a portfolio in line with Royal College recommendations for those who want to evidence their role and training in this way.

A clinical supervisor will be allocated and will provide support for the duration of the placement.

The minimum skill requirement is completion of foundation competencies, and prior experience working on acute take.

JOB CONTENT:

This post will support delivery of

Proactive patient management to achieve timely and high-quality assessment and care.

Timely investigations and interventions managed in accordance with departmental protocols and guidelines.

Care of patients on the wards and in out-patient clinics.

Referral of patients to other specialties and services as required.

Provision of out of hours cover.

Involvement in multi-disciplinary teams and meetings.

Participation in teaching and training for junior doctors and medical students, including involvement in their educational assessments, and education of other health care professionals.

Active involvement in audit and the development of departmental services and strategies.

Personal development opportunities:

Support to prepare for examinations

Undertake clinical workload with close consultant supervision, allowing development and consolidation of a wide range of skills including rapid clinical assessment and procedural competencies

Opportunity to engage in quality improvement projects

Maintain evidence for successful annual medical appraisal in line with GMC expectations

Timetable:

A typical week will involve the following, but this will vary week on week.

Ward work covering in patient and day case admissions

Out patient work where required including providing medical support to Specialist Nurses

Teaching opportunities include pain department meetings, anaesthesia trainee meetings, supernumerary experience in neuroanaesthesia & critical care

The timetable will be agreed with the successful candidiate and will be subject to adjustments in line with colleagues, the requirements of the Pain Team and training opportunities

The Pain Team:

The post holder will work closely with the pain consultants, training registrars and junior doctors, and specialist pain nurses.

TRUST OVERVIEW:

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (WCFT) is an independent specialist neurosciences NHS Trust hospital providing a high quality, integrated and multidisciplinary neurosciences service to Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and part of West Lancashire which totals a population of 3.5 million people.

The Walton Centre was rated as Outstanding for a second time by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following its inspection in April 2019.

The WCFT is the regional Major Trauma Centre for the North West in partnership with Aintree University Hospitals as a part of Merseyside Major Trauma Centre Collaborative (MTCC).

The hospital is 5 miles from the centre of Liverpool and is based in a virtually self-contained, purpose-built building which was opened in 1998. The Centre has 99 neurosurgical beds, 29 neurological beds, 30 non-acute rehabilitation beds, 10 acute rehabilitation beds, 4 pain-relief beds and a Critical Care Unit with 20 beds.

The Walton Centre opened Sid Watkins building in 2015. This is a purpose- built three-storey building used to rehabilitate brain and spinal injury sufferers, dementia patients and stroke victims. The Sid Watkins Building also includes out-patient facilities, temporary accommodation for patients families, training suites and offices.

An academic building, the Clinical Science and Education Centre, is situated on the same site. This unit houses the Pain Research Institute, which undertakes research into human pain, and the research is fully integrated into the clinical work of the Walton Pain Service.

Services at the Walton Centre:

Our services comprise neurology, neurosurgery and pain medicine with supporting specialities including anaesthesia, critical care, neuroradiology, neurophysiology and neuropathology.

The Walton Way values

Our Walton Way values were developed by staff from across the organisation and they underpin everything that we do at our Trust.

The valuesare embedded within all Trust policies and are also part of the Personal Development Review process (appraisals) carried out by all members of staff.

The five Walton Way values are:

Caring- caring enough to put the needs of others first

Dignity passionate about delivering dignity for all

Openness open and honest in all we do

Pride proud to be part of one big team

Respect courtesy and professionalism its all about respect

Liverpool round and about:

Liverpool is a dynamic city. It has experienced a major revival over the past few years and Merseysiders enjoy a superb quality of life. It is unusually compact and a journey to the centre rarely takes more than 30 minutes. Very good housing in pleasant suburbs near the sea and in rural areas are easily available, the cost of which is rather less than the national average.

The county abounds with fine architecture, lively cultural pursuits and an outstanding port. Tourism has become a major industry and 20 million people visited the city last year, attracted by both the areas natural and man made assets.

Merseyside's theatres, museums and art collections are now amongst its strongest assets. The city is alive with independent theatre groups, authors, poets and dance groups. Photography, sculpture, street art and video makers abound. The Walker Art Gallery contains a collection of equal to any in the provinces and the Tate Gallery opened in 1988 on Liverpool's waterfront in the refurbished Albert Dock.

The Philharmonic Orchestra is nationally acclaimed and there is a full range of musical activities of all types.

There are both Anglican and Roman Catholic Cathedrals and facilities for worship for every other faith in the city. There are excellent schools for both sexes, including a variety of denominational schools for both in the private and state sector.

The University of Liverpool Medical School, Edge Hill University Medical School and the Liverpool Medical Institution are within 20 minutes drive of the Walton Centre.

Two airports are within easy reach. Liverpool and Manchester International Airport are within half to three quarters of an hours drive time. There are excellent train services and motorway links to all parts of the country, with easy access to the national parks, North Wales, the Peak District and the Lake District, as well as to both Lancashire and North Wales coasts.

Liverpool is the home of the Grand National Racecourse at Aintree and also embraces the Freeport of Liverpool. There are several excellent nearby golf courses of which three host the Open Championship. In 2008 Liverpool was the European City of Culture and the legacy of this has continued in subsequent years.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION:

The department, has a very strong training ethos, and engages in an active research programme delivered through local, regional, national, and international research networks. There is weekly teaching for trainees and SAS doctors alongside monthly department-wide audit/ governance and individually tailored support for doctors sitting post-graduate anaesthetic exams.

Our thriving Medical Education Centre oversees provision of multidisciplinary training and education and hosts a library which offers comprehensive knowledge resource services, a clinical simulation suite and tutorial and lecture facilities.

Study leave:

All grades of medical staff have access to study leave budget which provides a contribution towards training and professional development and support for the revalidation process.

Enquiries

Dr Chris Whitehead

Consultant in Neuroanaesthesia & Critical Care

Clinical Director, Department of Pain Medicine

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation

Trust Lower Lane

Liverpool L9 7LJ

Telephone: 0151 556 3574

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent.
• GMC registered with license to practice at the time of application.
• Foundation competencies or equivalent.

Desirable

• ALS provider certification
• Experience in Pain Medicine/ Anaesthesia or Critical Care

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post-graduate clinical experience (completion of Foundation competencies or equivalent).

Desirable

• Teaching delivery experience (any modality) to Undergraduate medical students.
• Evidence of completing audit / quality improvement project and having implemented change to practice
• Experience working in an Acute Medical Unit, General Practice and/or Emergency Medicine
• Employment as a doctor in the NHS

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of the hospital care environment
• Ability to safely manage a broad range of medical conditions.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, administrative staff, and patients.
• Evidence of reflective practice.
• Evidence of good personal time management.

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

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Walton Centre

Liverpool

Merseyside

L9 7LJ

Employer's website

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