Job summary
Join us at Newham University Hospital to serve the East London community in a very essential area in in the delivery of quality care. This is a band 7 development post for 12-18 months, which will convert to a band 8a, subject to fulfilling competencies. We're looking for an experienced and dynamicclinical nurse specialist, to lead and develop our progressive acute and chronic paid management service.
This is an exciting time to work with our specialist team, to empower patients and improve their quality of life.
This is an opportunity for developing and strengthening the epidural service, establishing the enhanced recovery pathway within the surgical centre, and promoting our Musculoskeletal (MSK) joint school.
The successful candidate will work with key stakeholders across the hospital, including matrons. clinical leads, consulting anesthetics surgeons. You will provide compassionate and visible leadership and be responsible for driving forward service improvements whilst maintaining patient centered care.
The surgery department works closely with Barts Health Education Academy in order to retain strong links for staff development. This role will give you an opportunity to undertake quality improvement project to further develop your leadership and managerial competencies.
Main duties of the job
As a Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist you will:
Act as an expert in pain management and provide pain services throughout the Hospital, through evidence-based practice, education and policy/guideline development. The role will encompass all aspects of acute and chronic pain
Provide clinical leadership to nursing staff and expert professional advice to other professionals, multi-disciplinary groups, patients, relatives and carers.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide evidence-based advice, support and guidance to Trust staff in the management of patients in pain, in accordance with the local pain service and Barts Health NHS Trust policies.
Provide advice, information, education and support to patients and/or relatives who experience acute/chronic pain and choose appropriate methods available to effectively control their pain.
Ensure effective communication throughout the Hospital and Trust to develop and build working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate best practice in the management of patients in acute and/or chronic
Develop and ensure the provision of comprehensive training and education programmes for all grades of staff in the assessment and management of pain including specialist modalities of analgesia such as Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and Epidural Analgesia.
Develop and ensure the provision of clinical audit programs to evaluate the effectiveness of analgesic techniques appropriate to the needs of the local
Demonstrates time management and organisational skills to deliver a flexible service that responds appropriately to unpredictable and challenging needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide evidence-based advice, support and guidance to Trust staff in the management of patients in pain, in accordance with the local pain service and Barts Health NHS Trust policies.
Provide advice, information, education and support to patients and/or relatives who experience acute/chronic pain and choose appropriate methods available to effectively control their pain.
Ensure effective communication throughout the Hospital and Trust to develop and build working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate best practice in the management of patients in acute and/or chronic
Develop and ensure the provision of comprehensive training and education programmes for all grades of staff in the assessment and management of pain including specialist modalities of analgesia such as Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and Epidural Analgesia.
Develop and ensure the provision of clinical audit programs to evaluate the effectiveness of analgesic techniques appropriate to the needs of the local
Demonstrates time management and organisational skills to deliver a flexible service that responds appropriately to unpredictable and challenging needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Adult)
- Evidenceof Continued Professional Development ENB998 orequivalent teaching/mentorship qualification (inc. experience).
- Relevant MSc or in progress (in pain management or associated subject)
- Independent non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- 7 years post RN registration
- 3 years clinical experience working as a band 7 in a pain management team (acute and chronic)
- Knowledge/evidence of change management
- Evidenceof serviceplanningand development
- Experience of undertaking Nurse-led Clinics
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of pain management principles (inc. anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and chronic disease management).
- Patient Controlled Analgesia.
- Knowledge/evidence of change management.
- Evidence of service planning and development
- Experience of undertaking Nurse-led Clinics
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Adult)
- Evidenceof Continued Professional Development ENB998 orequivalent teaching/mentorship qualification (inc. experience).
- Relevant MSc or in progress (in pain management or associated subject)
- Independent non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- 7 years post RN registration
- 3 years clinical experience working as a band 7 in a pain management team (acute and chronic)
- Knowledge/evidence of change management
- Evidenceof serviceplanningand development
- Experience of undertaking Nurse-led Clinics
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of pain management principles (inc. anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and chronic disease management).
- Patient Controlled Analgesia.
- Knowledge/evidence of change management.
- Evidence of service planning and development
- Experience of undertaking Nurse-led Clinics
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).
