Job summary
Job Summary:
- To provide assessment and management of outpatients with chronic pain conditions.
- To perform procedures in the day surgery unit St Thomas' and Guy's sites.
- To participate in the multidisciplinary team assessments for complex patients
- To participate in audit meetings, case conferences and service meetings with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
- To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development
Main duties of the job
Guy's and St Thomas' Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre is seeking a new part-time (5 PA) consultant to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team.
Our centre is currently involved in a broad spectrum of activities and exciting initiatives and we are looking for a skilled and flexible consultant to complement the team and help maintain and develop our clinical services.
The Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre is one of the most prestigious multidisciplinary and multispecialty pain centres in the UK. The centre offers a wide range of services to patients with chronic pain conditions, from psychologically based pain management programmes through to implantation of electrical neuromodulation devices, and we are a tertiary referral centre.
The new consultant will provide pain outpatient consultations and perform pain procedures. The spectrum of work will include musculoskeletal pain, nociplastic pain (such as Fibromylagia Syndrome), pelvic pain, cancer pain, and neuropathic pain.
We are looking for a consultant who relishes working in a multidisciplinary environment and who is keen to develop our service's pathways, working with community and other specialist services.
Our centre trains pain fellows, advanced pain trainees, and anaesthetic trainees. Experience in, and commitment to pain medicine education will be welcomed. We also are committed to clinical pain research and enthusiasm for this will be welcomed.
About us
We are a leading NHS organisation in our approach to corporate social responsibility, including energy efficiency and sustainability. We have one of the largest capital investment programmes in the NHS and are making significant investments in our buildings, IT and medical equipment, for the benefit of patients.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. We also have a positive approach to corporate social responsibility and are keen to engage our staff in an agenda that ranges from promoting environmental sustainability to the creation of local employment opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
- To provide assessment and management of outpatients with chronic pain conditions.
- To perform procedures in the day surgery unit St Thomas and Guys sites.
- To participate in the multidisciplinary team assessments for complex patients
- To participate in audit meetings, case conferences and service meetings with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
- To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
- To provide assessment and management of outpatients with chronic pain conditions.
- To perform procedures in the day surgery unit St Thomas and Guys sites.
- To participate in the multidisciplinary team assessments for complex patients
- To participate in audit meetings, case conferences and service meetings with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
- To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT
- NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC/ GDC Specialist Register in Pain Management by date of interview.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience of interdisciplinary Pain Management.
Desirable
- Higher Degree-Doctorate
- Post CCT Fellowship in Pain Medicine
Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in performing all pain relief procedures.
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Fellow in Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) Certified interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS)
- Broad knowledge of research methodologies.
- Experience in teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
Experience
Essential
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT
- NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC/ GDC Specialist Register in Pain Management by date of interview.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience of interdisciplinary Pain Management.
Desirable
- Higher Degree-Doctorate
- Post CCT Fellowship in Pain Medicine
Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in performing all pain relief procedures.
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Fellow in Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) Certified interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS)
- Broad knowledge of research methodologies.
- Experience in teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
Experience
Essential
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
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.
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.
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).
