Job summary
The Pain Management team is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with an interest and/or experience in pain management.
This position is based at the Pain Management Centre at Cleveland Street
This is a specialist service for the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain. The service has strong links with the complex pain team based at the UCH site and cancer pain services. We also have an acute pain service at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and links with the UCH acute pain services.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining the pain management team as a staff nurse with a focus on the care of patient's pre and post procedures for the management of chronic pain.
You will also have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in the provision of nurse led care for patients within our procedure and outpatient services. This includes working in the nurse led infusion clinic and conducting telephone review clinics for patient following their treatments.
For this post you will be required to be an excellent team worker with good communication skills.
About us
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.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requires you to work closely with a team of doctors, nurses, psychologists and physiotherapists and administration teams.
Our department is committed to providing staff with the experience to develop specialist skills and knowledge in pain management and as part of that commitment we run our own clinical scientific meetings and invite both in-house and outside speakers to promote the education of staff working within the speciality.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Artemis Ghiai, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, or Constance Robins, Charge Nurse: 020 344 83335
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requires you to work closely with a team of doctors, nurses, psychologists and physiotherapists and administration teams.
Our department is committed to providing staff with the experience to develop specialist skills and knowledge in pain management and as part of that commitment we run our own clinical scientific meetings and invite both in-house and outside speakers to promote the education of staff working within the speciality.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Artemis Ghiai, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, or Constance Robins, Charge Nurse: 020 344 83335
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Post registration expereince in an acute hospital setting
- Able to prioritise care of patients
- Demonstrates competence in giving medication and has completed intravenous drug administration assessment
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working a multidisciplinary team
- Acts on own iniative and problem solves utilising resourses available
- Works under own iniative within boundaries of role
Communication
Essential
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
- Communicates with patients and carers in an emphatic manner
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Can demonstrate experience of monitoring students an/or junior staff
- Demonstrates evidence of the ability to educate
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical area
- Committed to providing safe, effectice and timely patient centered care I accordance with NMC code of conduct
- Demonstrate understanding of principles of clinical governance eg. risk management, audit and quality
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Post registration expereince in an acute hospital setting
- Able to prioritise care of patients
- Demonstrates competence in giving medication and has completed intravenous drug administration assessment
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working a multidisciplinary team
- Acts on own iniative and problem solves utilising resourses available
- Works under own iniative within boundaries of role
Communication
Essential
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
- Communicates with patients and carers in an emphatic manner
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Can demonstrate experience of monitoring students an/or junior staff
- Demonstrates evidence of the ability to educate
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical area
- Committed to providing safe, effectice and timely patient centered care I accordance with NMC code of conduct
- Demonstrate understanding of principles of clinical governance eg. risk management, audit and quality
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pain Management Centre NHNN
25 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 4AJ
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
