Job summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management, Band 7
Fixed-Term/Secondment: 12 months
Cross-site: London and Isleworth
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and motivated Pain Management Service, working cross site at Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex University Hospitals. This is an established service that provides highly specialised services to adult and paediatric patients with acute and chronic pain, within a multidisciplinary setting. The Clinical Nurse Specialist is expected to support all areas of the service, with support from the MDT.
The individual must demonstrate excellent communication skills, be a role model, enthusiastic, and be able to motivate and support individuals in the team, to enable the continuing and on-going development of the service. They will be responsible for providing education and assist in developing audit and research strategies for the service.
There is great scope in this role to develop both personally and professionally. We are looking for an individual with some experience of working within a pain management service who is looking for a developmental opportunity or a new challenge. This post is a 1 year fixed-term contract to cover Maternity Leave, however there may be other opportunities to join the team in the future.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key role in improving the delivery of our service to meet the needs of our patients. This will be through working in both the inpatient and outpatient pain service. The role involves reviewing inpatients with acute and chronic pain. The outpatient role involves supporting the pain clinic, neuromodulation and capsaicin service. Additionally, conducting TENS, post procedure follow up and medication review clinics. This is an integrated role and you will work closely with the rest of the pain service, to allow for cross cover and support for the service. The service has developed as a multidisciplinary service involving physiotherapists, psychologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, as well as pain physicians and the successful applicant will be a valuable part of this team.
The role of the Nurse Specialist includes:
- Receiving referrals
- Providing skilled assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of specialist care within defined guidelines and protocols
- Referring to other disciplines and agencies
- Providing expert advice and guidance to nurses & other disciplines
- Providing specialist training and education to own and other professions
- Setting and monitoring standards of care and treatment
- Participating in audit and research activity
- Disseminating good practice
- Providing skilled professional leadership.
- Ensuring effective communication between all service providers across the care pathway
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals,Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's,in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for -our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe,effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminsterand are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To work as an autonomous practitioner, delivering expert nursing service for inpatients and outpatients. This includes participating in nurse-led follow up clinics for patients after pain related procedures, including telephone clinics and medication review clinics.
- Providing advice and support to patient and relatives during treatments or therapies such as spinal cord stimulators (SCS), percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) and capsaicin treatment
- To manage and discharge patients within agreed department protocols and guidelines. To arrange appropriate follow up and discuss with the consultant as necessary
- To provide specialist advice and education to patients to ensure that they are able to make an informed choice about therapies and medicines
- To have a role in guiding neuromodulation services
- Accurately maintaining data bases for SCS, capsaicin and inpatient pain patients.
- Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with supporting clinical services.
- Participating in pain service multidisciplinary meetings
- Learn and participate in reprogramming SCS patients
- To have a role in coordinating theatre lists for patients requiring neuromodulation. Ensuring effective communication between administration staff and consultants.
- Responsibility for liaising with patients about their pain journey maintaining communication and answering their questions
- Being aware of side effects and efficacy of drugs and treatments involved, ensuring patients results are checked and abnormalities reported.
- Contacting patients when they are required to attend theatre for the SCS trial and implant
- Providing a high standard of nursing care to patients whilst working in close collaboration and cooperation with other members of the multidisciplinary team
Education
- To recognise areas for clinical development and respond appropriately to these, utilising available resources.
- To assist in the on-going development and structuring of the department as a learning environment.
- Promoting change and collaborating in the development of innovative practice
- Supporting the induction and orientation of new staff and evaluating staff performance
- Take part in the development of patient educational tools such as written information.
- To keep up to date with current and potential research, and information relevant to the care of patients in the clinical area
- To attend courses as deemed relevant and to attend meetings and conferences as appropriate.
- To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness.
Management Responsibilities
- Report any potential complaints or untoward incidents to the Lead Nurse and participate in the Trusts Risk management process
- Provide clinical leadership to more junior nurses
- Having a role in ordering specialist equipment e.g TENS machines and Neuromodulation kit
- Development of new initiatives to run cost effective services, within the constraints of budgets and resources
Professional and Personal Development
- Ensure own professional learning needs are identified and met through the KSF framework
- To promote an open and friendly working environment
- Actively participating in departmental educational meetings
- Keep abreast of current research and information relevant to the care of patients
- Meet regularly with members of own team and to ensure effective communication with other team members.
- Establishing and maintaining links with other clinical nurse specialists across the organisation and outside of the organisation to share knowledge and to provide mutual support.
- Attending relevant education and training courses, including nurse network meetings and conferences to enhance own professional development.
- Be involved in the setting of standards, clinical audit and maintain a high standard of nursing care.
- Actively participating as a member of the team within the research department, disseminate research and audit by assisting in the preparation of posters, research papers for meetings, conferences and publications.
- During periods of absence or leave ensure that appropriate cover is in place to provide continuous support for patients and carers.
- Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Practice and guide others to do the same.
- Conversant with and maintains local Trust policies e.g. fire, manual handling, sick policy.
- Ensure that all activities are carried out within Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare policy guidelines and promote the objectives of the Trusts Nursing Strategy and Philosophy for Nursing.
PLEASE SEE JD/PS FOR FULL JOB DETAILS
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To work as an autonomous practitioner, delivering expert nursing service for inpatients and outpatients. This includes participating in nurse-led follow up clinics for patients after pain related procedures, including telephone clinics and medication review clinics.
- Providing advice and support to patient and relatives during treatments or therapies such as spinal cord stimulators (SCS), percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) and capsaicin treatment
- To manage and discharge patients within agreed department protocols and guidelines. To arrange appropriate follow up and discuss with the consultant as necessary
- To provide specialist advice and education to patients to ensure that they are able to make an informed choice about therapies and medicines
- To have a role in guiding neuromodulation services
- Accurately maintaining data bases for SCS, capsaicin and inpatient pain patients.
- Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with supporting clinical services.
- Participating in pain service multidisciplinary meetings
- Learn and participate in reprogramming SCS patients
- To have a role in coordinating theatre lists for patients requiring neuromodulation. Ensuring effective communication between administration staff and consultants.
- Responsibility for liaising with patients about their pain journey maintaining communication and answering their questions
- Being aware of side effects and efficacy of drugs and treatments involved, ensuring patients results are checked and abnormalities reported.
- Contacting patients when they are required to attend theatre for the SCS trial and implant
- Providing a high standard of nursing care to patients whilst working in close collaboration and cooperation with other members of the multidisciplinary team
Education
- To recognise areas for clinical development and respond appropriately to these, utilising available resources.
- To assist in the on-going development and structuring of the department as a learning environment.
- Promoting change and collaborating in the development of innovative practice
- Supporting the induction and orientation of new staff and evaluating staff performance
- Take part in the development of patient educational tools such as written information.
- To keep up to date with current and potential research, and information relevant to the care of patients in the clinical area
- To attend courses as deemed relevant and to attend meetings and conferences as appropriate.
- To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness.
Management Responsibilities
- Report any potential complaints or untoward incidents to the Lead Nurse and participate in the Trusts Risk management process
- Provide clinical leadership to more junior nurses
- Having a role in ordering specialist equipment e.g TENS machines and Neuromodulation kit
- Development of new initiatives to run cost effective services, within the constraints of budgets and resources
Professional and Personal Development
- Ensure own professional learning needs are identified and met through the KSF framework
- To promote an open and friendly working environment
- Actively participating in departmental educational meetings
- Keep abreast of current research and information relevant to the care of patients
- Meet regularly with members of own team and to ensure effective communication with other team members.
- Establishing and maintaining links with other clinical nurse specialists across the organisation and outside of the organisation to share knowledge and to provide mutual support.
- Attending relevant education and training courses, including nurse network meetings and conferences to enhance own professional development.
- Be involved in the setting of standards, clinical audit and maintain a high standard of nursing care.
- Actively participating as a member of the team within the research department, disseminate research and audit by assisting in the preparation of posters, research papers for meetings, conferences and publications.
- During periods of absence or leave ensure that appropriate cover is in place to provide continuous support for patients and carers.
- Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Practice and guide others to do the same.
- Conversant with and maintains local Trust policies e.g. fire, manual handling, sick policy.
- Ensure that all activities are carried out within Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare policy guidelines and promote the objectives of the Trusts Nursing Strategy and Philosophy for Nursing.
PLEASE SEE JD/PS FOR FULL JOB DETAILS
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing, continuing professional development within clinical care linked to demonstrable clinical competences
- Relevant Degree in nursing/midwifery or health related field
- Assessing mentoring qualification
- Pain management course
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Pain management course
Experience
Essential
- Excellent relevant adult clinical skills
- Able to motivate and develop a multi-professional team
- Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills
- Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills.
- Previous experience of working in Pain Management
- Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of the principles & practice of specialist care
- Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator
- Computer literate: able to use Word, email, Excel and manage databases
- Experience of handling clinical incidents & complaints
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing
- Child and adult protection procedures
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality
- Awareness of current NHS issues & appreciation of the issues surrounding governance & quality initiatives.
Desirable
- Previous experience of research and audit
- Ability to lead change/ innovations in specialist practice
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing, continuing professional development within clinical care linked to demonstrable clinical competences
- Relevant Degree in nursing/midwifery or health related field
- Assessing mentoring qualification
- Pain management course
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Pain management course
Experience
Essential
- Excellent relevant adult clinical skills
- Able to motivate and develop a multi-professional team
- Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills
- Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills.
- Previous experience of working in Pain Management
- Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of the principles & practice of specialist care
- Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator
- Computer literate: able to use Word, email, Excel and manage databases
- Experience of handling clinical incidents & complaints
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing
- Child and adult protection procedures
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality
- Awareness of current NHS issues & appreciation of the issues surrounding governance & quality initiatives.
Desirable
- Previous experience of research and audit
- Ability to lead change/ innovations in specialist practice
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.
UK Registration
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Additional information
UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cross site: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex Hospital
London
SW10 9NH
Employer's website
https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)