Acute Pain Team CNS

Job summary

This post is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and empathetic individual to join the Acute Pain team at RDH. We're looking for a highly motivated, experienced RN with an interest and experience in acute pain management to join our small, established and dedicated team of CNS, alongside their anaesthetic consultant colleagues covering adult inpatient areas. The job holder will work flexibly, both proactively and reactively in collaboration with the multi-professional team to meet the delivery of the Acute Pain Service predominantly in surgical areas, but also within the wider areas of RDH. The role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the willingness to work at an enhanced level and practice autonomously. A qualification in non-medical prescribing or working towards this is essential. The role involves working directly with acute pain patients including postoperative patients on wards and higher dependency areas such as Step Down and ICU. The successful candidate will be required to advise the wider MDT on all aspects of complex acute pain treatment, including the management and teaching of Patient Controlled Analgesia and Epidurals, as well as other aspects such as local anaesthetic techniques. The role includes providing teaching to all levels of health care professionals about Acute Pain Management and the successful candidate must have experience of teaching and assessment of acute pain and associated techniques.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Acute Pain Nurse Specialists in the provision of relevant, effective and sensitive pain management that achieves best outcomes for patients suffering acute pain.
• Advise and education for patients requiring pain management.
• Be proactive in the development of a culture that is committed to innovation and quality improvement.
• Provide leadership and direct line management to the Health Care Assistant.
• Participate in the effective use of available acute pain management resources considering ongoing needs and potential problems.

Closing date of applications: 23 May 2023

Interview date: 5 June 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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