Job summary
Are you enthusiastic, forward thinking and driven to develop both yourself and your team? Are you motivated to get the fundamentals of patient care, right? Are you a role model who can teach best practice? Do you want to be part of a team who makes a difference? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you!
Our busy Integrated Pain Service is looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse who would like to develop their skills in both acute and chronic pain management. The post will require the candidate to complete the Non-Medical Independent Prescribers course. Are you;
- Passionate and driven about managing pain?
- Highly motivated, compassionate, committed to the provision of high-quality care and able to demonstrate an interest and experience in pain management.
Are you wanting to be part of a hardworking, integrated inpatient and outpatient pain team determined to deliver safe and effective pain management? Are you enthusiastic, forward thinking and driven to develop yourself and others? Are you motivated to get the fundamentals of patient care, right? Are you a role model who can teach best practice? Do you want to be part of a team who makes a difference? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate, you will work alongside the existing integrated multi-disciplinary team, focusing on high quality Acute and Chronic Pain Management
In this role, you will:
- Be responsible for contributing towards the day-to-day operational delivery of the Pain Services, providing expert advice and support to patients, families and health care professionals using evidence based best practice.
- Be required to review and plan care for post-operative patients, trauma patients and a wide range of patients having acute and acute on chronic pain.
- Develop skills in chronic pain management to support the busy chronic pain outpatient service. This will involve outpatient clinics.
- Work autonomously, managing your own caseload within a supportive team .
- Liaise with a wide range of healthcare professionals.
- Provide education for patients and other healthcare professionals
- Develop and participate in audit and research activities related to pain management .
- Develop your knowledge and skills through continuing professional development, including undertaking the non-medical prescribing qualification.
- Ensure effective communication throughout the trust to develop and build working relationships with other staff to facilitate 'best practice' in the management of patients with pain.
- Demonstrate good time management and organisational skills to deliver a flexible service that responds appropriately to unpredictable needs.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.
In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of post registration educational continuing development
- Evidence of or willingness to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) Course
Desirable
- Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent or willingness to undertake or in progress
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience in an acute area.
- Experience of using IT to support clinical practice.
- Evidence of participating in the planning of patient care
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience in teaching patients, carers, colleagues and students
Desirable
- Evidence of multi-professional working.
- Experience of caring for patients with pain management pumps such as PCA and epidural.
- Ability to conduct group therapy sessions related to chronic pain.
- Experience in participating in clinical audit and research programmes.
- Experience in participating in clinical audit and research programmes.
- Demonstrable evidence of leadership and change management skills.
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills
- Reliable, flexible and confident.
- Mature and sensitive approach to difficult situations.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining a team approach.
- Team player.
Desirable
- Counselling skills.
- Knowledge of a range of acute and chronic pain management strategies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of post registration educational continuing development
- Evidence of or willingness to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) Course
Desirable
- Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent or willingness to undertake or in progress
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience in an acute area.
- Experience of using IT to support clinical practice.
- Evidence of participating in the planning of patient care
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience in teaching patients, carers, colleagues and students
Desirable
- Evidence of multi-professional working.
- Experience of caring for patients with pain management pumps such as PCA and epidural.
- Ability to conduct group therapy sessions related to chronic pain.
- Experience in participating in clinical audit and research programmes.
- Experience in participating in clinical audit and research programmes.
- Demonstrable evidence of leadership and change management skills.
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills
- Reliable, flexible and confident.
- Mature and sensitive approach to difficult situations.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining a team approach.
- Team player.
Desirable
- Counselling skills.
- Knowledge of a range of acute and chronic pain management strategies
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).
