Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex?

We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025.

More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations.

This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board.

The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays.

Interviews will take place week commencing 14th October.

Previous applicants are kindly requested not to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a specialist expert in pain management and a core member of the Acute Pain Service working within West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals and the surgical centre.
• To provide professional and clinical leadership in all aspects of pain management issues across all hospital sites including the surgical centre, to all disciplines of staff.
• When working on the acute site to manage patient referrals to the Acute Pain Service, and maintain a caseload of patients with complex pain.
• To assess current treatments, rationalise resources, improve clinical outcomes and monitor cost effectiveness in care provision.
• To develop and provide training and education programmes about pain management to all levels of staff and disciplines.

About us

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.

We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net.

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick Member of the Armed Forces Community on the application form.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications:

Essential

• NMC Registration.
• Formal post-registration qualification in Teaching & Assessing.
• Non-Medical Prescribing.

Knowledge:

Essential

• Surgical/Medical nursing - pain management.
• Ability to initiate, sustain and educate change.
• Knowledge of NICE Guidelines relating to pain management.

Experience:

Essential

• Significant relevant Post Registration experience with at least some experience as Band 7 specialist nurse.
• Experience of teaching & assessing in clinical practice.
• Experience in participating/ undertaking audits.
• Experience of Information Technology.
• Experience in pain management.

Employer details

Employer name

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Albans City Hospital

Waverley Rd

St Albans

AL3 5PN

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