Lead Nurse Pain Unit

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Lead Nurse Pain Unit

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bad 8a Lead Nurse to join our Pain Unit team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder works as an expert practitioner and is responsible for the strategic direction of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the client group in the Pain Unit and in the wider community.

To ensure that Pain Unit processes are patient focussed, effective and efficient.

To ensure flexible delivery of a quality service for all pain patients.

Work with the lead clinicians, care group managers and directors, to set and deliver the strategic vision of the services.

Implement policy to support the development of the service

The post-holder displays excellent communication and leadership skills, and is responsible for the day-to-day line management of the senior team for which he/she is responsible.

The Lead Nurse is a budget holder and authorised signatory for financial resources.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for over 600,000 people across Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and West Berkshire and we provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders. Rated 'Good' by the CQC and employing more than 7,000 staff from 89 different nationalities we are rated as one of the best acute trusts to work for in England.

As a champion of integration between primary, community, social, mental health, secondary and tertiary health care services, we are committed to working with our partners in the NHS, local government and beyond. We are actively involved in research and development which supports our high-quality work and benefits both patients and staff. We offer great careers for doctors, nurses, midwives and other professions like health care assistants, housekeepers and administrative staff.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and we hope you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

20 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6638259NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description & Person Specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description & Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Managerial and Leadership

Essential

Evidence in leadership and management
Significant recent and relevant experience as a senior nurse working at band 7 or above in acute care
Demonstrable experience of effectively managing budgets
Project and/or Change Management experience

Desirable

Master's degree or working towards

Clinical

Essential

Evidence of working as an independent practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Independent Nurse prescriber

Person Specification

Managerial and Leadership

Essential

Evidence in leadership and management
Significant recent and relevant experience as a senior nurse working at band 7 or above in acute care
Demonstrable experience of effectively managing budgets
Project and/or Change Management experience

Desirable

Master's degree or working towards

Clinical

Essential

Evidence of working as an independent practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Independent Nurse prescriber

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

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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).