Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced registered nurse to join the Bristol Adult Acute Pain Management Service. The team delivers a 5-day service from 8am to 5pm on weekdays, offering advice on all aspects of acute pain and complex needs across the Trust.
You will be an integral part of our small, well established and supportive multidisciplinary team. Working in a fast paced inpatient setting, you will practice independently, provide specialist advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. There is a strong emphasis on regular patient contact and direct clinical care to ensure safety and efficacy of pain management techniques.
By working cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and promoting effective liaisons, you will ensure the very best services to patients are provided at all times.
The role is crucial in raising awareness and promoting a wider understanding of pain and pain management strategies, requiring you to be actively involved in staff and patient education.
This is a real chance to develop professionally and to explore a specialist field within the nursing profession that is interesting, rewarding and inspiring. If you are interested in this opportunity, we would encourage you to arrange an informal visit.
Main duties of the job
- To independently manage a caseload of patients, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individual care needs in a manner that maintains and promotes quality and patient safety.
- To provide patients and their relatives/carers, nursing and medical staff with specialist advice and support to manage acute pain and complex symptoms in an acute hospital setting.
- To ensure safety and efficacy of pain management techniques by regular patient contact and direct clinical care.
- To regularly review the effectiveness of treatment plans and suggest changes as a result of new information or changes in a patient's condition.
- Give written and verbal advice, teaching patients and their relatives/carers.
- To contribute to safe and effective discharge planning.
- To work cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and promote effective liaisons ensuring that the very best services to patients are provided at all times.
- To act as a patients advocate (where necessary).
- In liaison with others, enable the development of staff caring for patients through support, formal/informal education and role modelling.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Attention to detail
- Self-motivation
- Conscientious and reliable
- Resilience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as member of the team as well as practicing autonomously
- Effective decision making skills
- Ability to problem solve
- Capability and motivation to undertake continuing high level self-directed learning
- Excellent and effective communication skills -verbally and written
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Strong presentation skills and techniques
- Ability to effectively organise and prioritise own and team workload
- Ability to work effectively under pressure in an often stressful environment
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work and to support others
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
- Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of a changing service
- Competent information technology skills, i.e. Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
Desirable
- Competent in complex analgesic techniques for acute pain management
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Valid NMC registration
- Adult Nursing Degree qualification
Desirable
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification or commitment to work towards completion of such
- Post registration qualification in pain management at Degree/Masters level
- Relevant accredited post-registration study at Degree/Masters level
- Willingness to work towards Master's degree qualification
- Recognised qualification in Teaching and Assessing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration nursing experience in acute setting
- Significant clinical experience in management of acute pain
- Uses current research to underpin clinical practice
- Recent teaching experience -both formal and informal
Desirable
- Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Person Specification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Attention to detail
- Self-motivation
- Conscientious and reliable
- Resilience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as member of the team as well as practicing autonomously
- Effective decision making skills
- Ability to problem solve
- Capability and motivation to undertake continuing high level self-directed learning
- Excellent and effective communication skills -verbally and written
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Strong presentation skills and techniques
- Ability to effectively organise and prioritise own and team workload
- Ability to work effectively under pressure in an often stressful environment
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work and to support others
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
- Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of a changing service
- Competent information technology skills, i.e. Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
Desirable
- Competent in complex analgesic techniques for acute pain management
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Valid NMC registration
- Adult Nursing Degree qualification
Desirable
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification or commitment to work towards completion of such
- Post registration qualification in pain management at Degree/Masters level
- Relevant accredited post-registration study at Degree/Masters level
- Willingness to work towards Master's degree qualification
- Recognised qualification in Teaching and Assessing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration nursing experience in acute setting
- Significant clinical experience in management of acute pain
- Uses current research to underpin clinical practice
- Recent teaching experience -both formal and informal
Desirable
- Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
