Acute pain nurse (Band 6)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Permanent position 30 hours per week over 4 days.

You must be a motivated nurse, who has an interest and experience in the field of acute pain management

You will be part of a small team responsible for ensuring that inpatients, with acute pain needs receive appropriate, evidence-based interventions and education, across all specialities.

Education is a major component of this role; you must be confident planning and delivering both formal and informal educational sessions to members of the multidisciplinary team.

This role offers opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team where you will be encouraged to contribute to service development strategies

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to manage their own caseload of inpatients with acute pain.

They should be someone with a genuine interest in the management of pain, a working knowledge of the currently used analgesic techniques and substantial years' experience looking after acutely unwell patients in a surgical ward-based environment, or the equivalent.

They will need to be organised and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They will find themselves in difficult consultations and should be able to manage these situations with sensitivity and professionalism.

It is essential they be a good team player; but equally someone confident to work autonomously. The role includes independent decision making about patients' pain management plans.

They will need to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, be approachable and a good role model.

Teaching is an integral part of this role, and the post holder should have completed a recognised teaching qualification or provide evidence of teaching experience.

As a member of a small team the post holder will be expected to undertake/contribute to audit and implement change within the speciality

About us

The Inpatient Pain Service is a small, supportive and highly motivated team who work hard to provide an excellent pain service.

It is primarily a nurse-led service however, we work alongside one anaesthetic pain lead , who provide support on weekly pain ward rounds.

As a team we have a common ethos of providing the best and safest care possible for our service users. To achieve this, we work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that inpatients, both with acute and complex pain needs, receive appropriate evidence-based interventions and education.

The Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist position is a role for an approachable, enthusiastic and motivated nurse who is able to work in a small team. They should be someone who wants to make a difference to both service users and colleagues.

They will also have opportunity to develop their own skills and knowledge.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• experience in pain managment

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an acute setting and managing patient with acute pain
• Achievement of high quality patient care through evidence based practice

Desirable

• Experience of providing education and training to groups of staff or on a one to one basis
• Experience of caring for patients with epidurals and PCA's
• Experience in audit process
• Recent experience of working at Band 6 or above

essential

Essential

• Competently manage a patient group, independently.

Desirable

• Competently manage a patient group, independently

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse (level 1)
• NMC Registered
• First level degree or equivalent in relevant subject
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development

Desirable

• Hold, or be working towards, a Master's degree in a nursing / leadership or related subject
• non- medical prescribing

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road, Steeton

Nr Keighley

BD20 6TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)