About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting new opportunity to work as part of the pain specialist nursing team. You will be required to work flexibly across all parts of the pain service, including inpatient, out patient and x-ray procedures.
We are looking for a team player who is genuinely interested in pain and pain management, with excellent communication skills and a desire to develop into this post.
Main duties of the job
Providing leadership as a specialist pain nurse to assess patients, plan and implement care, and provide advice and guidance on the management of acute and chronic pain to patients, their carers and staff within all specialties who treat those in pain.
Managing own caseload, receiving MDT referrals and undertaking consult led and nurse-led inpatient ward rounds.
Develop and support safe systems for the appropriate management of pain in hospital and on discharge and maintain associated documentation.
Supporting the implementation of National and Trust Wide policies, guidelines and standards for the management of pain. To benchmark and evidence practice through quality audit.
Providing leadership, education and training, including study days/ workshops on pain management to staff, students, patients and carers across the Trust.
Assisting in the smooth running of outpatient pain clinics and assisting with pain intervention procedures.
Undertaking delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the lead specialists in pain.
The post holder will be based in the specialty of pain.
The post holder will be an experienced nurse who uses specialist knowledge and skills to support the ongoing provision of the pain service.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.
RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:
Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
St Michael's Hospital in Hayle
West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.
Job description Job responsibilities
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC registration Holds, or working towards, a degree Completion or commitment to undertake relevant extended role scope competencies, for the management of multimodal analgesia eg. Epidurals/PCA/local anaesthetics
Desirable
Teaching/assessment/mentoring qualification Non-medical prescribing qualification or commitment to undertake
Experience Essential
Relevant nursing experience within appropriate specialty Audit or research experience
Desirable
Teaching and education experience
Practical and intellectual skills. Essential
Ability to prioritise and manage own workload Able to develop others within the team Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
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 Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Address Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Truro
TR1 3LJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)