To initiate and deliver pain management to patients throughout the Trust primarily in acute pain but also assisting patients with, acute in chronic, chronic, and palliative pain management problems as appropriate. To practice in post-operative critical care, providing a high level of skilled clinical care to all patients with support and guidance from Senior Clinical Pain Specialist Nurse.

• To work as a practitioner to support the effective delivery of a nursing service within the specialist area
• To manage a caseload of patients/clients
• To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support
• To contribute to the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines
• To establish clear lines of communication within the specialty team to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients
• To link with other healthcare teams to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in all healthcare settings.
• Post holder is required to fully participate in shifts and flexibly cover cross sites to meet clinical service requirements.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our pain team who is enthusiastic and dynamic with a strong passion and interest in pain management. Candidates must have an interest on pain management and how to improve patient experience and patient care. A background of teaching and supporting staff in the clinical areas is essential so as advance skills in pain management.

You will be involved in service and patient pathway development initiatives to improve pain management across the trust. You should have excellent communication skills, experience in teaching and audit.

There will be opportunities to develop you within the pain management nursing such as: audits, publishing articles, attending conferences etc

The pain service works with diverse teams across the trust but also has the support of our Trust Consultant Lead for Acute Pain Services.

This post required rotation across three sites (NPH, CMH & EH).

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A& E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of care plans.
• To be able to suggest and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
• To delivery excellent nursing care to patients with acute pain and/or acute in chronic pain to ensure quality patient outcomes in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
• To implement care plans and evaluate care delivered.
• To monitor standards of care delivered. To define and demonstrate high level of clinical skills in appropriate aspects of pain management and critical care. To show ability to institute appropriate procedures and therapy under minimal supervision/direction.
• To implement appropriate clinical practices based upon evidence acquired through clinical updates and in line with accepted policies of the Trust.
• To be responsible for all aspects of use and care of specialist equipment used within theatre, critical care areas and on wards.
• To ensure all equipment is used safely in line with Trust policies, health and safety regulation and manufacturer guidelines.
• To design and implement systems of clinical audit and to report the same as required to appropriate medical and/or managerial staff and departments.
• To research and introduce new systems of pain management in conjunction with medical and managerial staff as deem appropriate.

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

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate teaching skills and supervision of junior staff
• Demonstrate the abilities to organise teaching for staff and team

Education

Essential

• Nursing Degree
• Teaching and Assessing/Mentorship Qualification
• Pain management course or evidence of working towards it

Desirable

• Non-medical prescriber course
• Leadership/management course

Experince and skills

Essential

• Substantial experience in surgical or critical care environment at Band 5/6 for a minimum of 2 years
• Working in surgical or critical care environment with wide experience in pain management
• Demonstrate experience on wide variety of pain management techniques

Desirable

• Worked as Pain Nurse for substantial time

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

London North West University Healthcare

Watford Road

Harrow, London

HA1 3UJ

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