London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Acute Pain Services

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Job summary

Join #TeamLNWH in the £9 million, brand new, state of the art North West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre.

Based at Central Middlesex Hospital in Brent, the elective orthopaedic centre will see over 4,000 Londoners a year for routine bone and joint surgery when it opens in November 2023.

We're looking for a permanent, highly skilled, experienced dynamic nurse to join our pain team to initiate and deliver pain management to improve post surgery patient experience.

You must have a strong passion and interest in pain management. A background of teaching and supporting staff in the clinical areas is essential so as advance skills in pain management.

Post holder is required to flexibly cover cross sites to meet clinical service requirements

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Acute Pain Services, you will be responsible for the post-surgery pain management of patients in the Trust.

You will be responsible for follow up assessment and care evaluation of in-patients' post-surgery acute pain management without direct supervision.

To autonomously carry-out ward rounds to follow up in-patients' post-surgery acute pain management and participate on Lead Pain Consultant ward rounds once a week.

To attend to new referrals such as rib fracture and acute pain on chronic conditions seeking advice from Lead Pain Consultant as necessary.

To actively contribute to fortnightly teaching sessions delivery to ward staff, junior doctors, and other relevant staff.

To provide specialist support and guidance to ward staff for patients' acute pain management as required.

About us

Working in the elective orthopaedic centre, you'll have countless opportunities to learn and develop your skills while working with medical professionals from across our northwest London acute provider collaborative.

And because you'll be a part of TeamLNWH, you'll have access to plenty of great benefits too, including fitness classes, our employee assistance programme, and some massive discounts from popular brands

Details

Date posted

03 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year pa Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-6598SK

Job locations

Central Middlesex Hospital

Acton Lane

Park Royal

NW10 7NS


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Nursing Degree
  • Mentorship
  • Pain management course or evidence of working towards it

Desirable

  • Leadership course
  • Non-medical prescriber course

Experience

Essential

  • Worked as Pain Nurse for minimum of 2 years
  • Substantial experience in Surgical/Critical Care Environment

Desirable

  • Worked in a senior position

Skills and attribute

Essential

  • Demonstrate HEART value and compression in practice
  • Able to use Microsoft package: PowerPoint, Excel
  • Excellent verbal and written and interpersonal communication skill

Desirable

  • Leadership skill
  • Audit and data interpretation skill
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Nursing Degree
  • Mentorship
  • Pain management course or evidence of working towards it

Desirable

  • Leadership course
  • Non-medical prescriber course

Experience

Essential

  • Worked as Pain Nurse for minimum of 2 years
  • Substantial experience in Surgical/Critical Care Environment

Desirable

  • Worked in a senior position

Skills and attribute

Essential

  • Demonstrate HEART value and compression in practice
  • Able to use Microsoft package: PowerPoint, Excel
  • Excellent verbal and written and interpersonal communication skill

Desirable

  • Leadership skill
  • Audit and data interpretation skill

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.

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.

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

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Central Middlesex Hospital

Acton Lane

Park Royal

NW10 7NS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Central Middlesex Hospital

Acton Lane

Park Royal

NW10 7NS


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Perioperative Matron

Jerwin Damian Dispo

j.dispo@nhs.net

07929797191

Details

Date posted

03 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year pa Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-6598SK

Job locations

Central Middlesex Hospital

Acton Lane

Park Royal

NW10 7NS


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