Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small caring team of pain nurses. The team focuses on effective teamwork and communication. We work closely with our chronic pain and acute pain consultants. The team go above and beyond to ensure excellent patient care and experience every day. Training and support will be offered for the successful candidate. The main roles will include Acute pain ward rounds and caring for patients in a outpatient environments. There will also be opportunity to care for patients during our theatre procedure sessions where you will see a variety of different procedures and treatments including our lidocaine infusion clinics.
Main duties of the job
The main dutied include Acute Pain Rounds, Chronic Pain Outpatient Clinics, Theatre Procedure sessions,Audit and supporting patient and staff education programmes within the trust. The post holder will need to be able to cross site work. Experience in manageing patients with acute or chronic pain is desirable along with surgical nursing experience . The post holder will need to be able to work flexibly Monday-Friday.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the successful candidate to join the Acute and Chronic Pain Team at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals.
The team is a small team who between them manage acute pain patients at Southport and Chronic pain patients across both Southport and Ormskirk hospitals. The post is for 15 hours per week which would be flexibly worked (Mon-Friday) around clinical activities. There may be times when additional hours or changes in working pattern to cover extra clinical activity may be required. The post holder will be required to work with outpatients, inpatients and within our theatre procedure lists which are conducted under Xray control. The post holder will be required to undertake acute pain rounds and care for patients on Patient Controlled Analgesia, Rectus Sheath and Epidural Analgesia regimes, full training will be provided. The post holder will also be required to assist in audits and ongoing education programmes. Experience in Acute and Chronic pain management and surgical nursing is desirable. The post holder will need to be able to travel across sites between Southport and Ormskirk Hospital as needed.
Advertising Date: 11th July 2024
Closing Date: 19th July 2024
Shortlisting Date: W/C 22nd July 2024
Proposed Interview Date: 1st August 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the successful candidate to join the Acute and Chronic Pain Team at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals.
The team is a small team who between them manage acute pain patients at Southport and Chronic pain patients across both Southport and Ormskirk hospitals. The post is for 15 hours per week which would be flexibly worked (Mon-Friday) around clinical activities. There may be times when additional hours or changes in working pattern to cover extra clinical activity may be required. The post holder will be required to work with outpatients, inpatients and within our theatre procedure lists which are conducted under Xray control. The post holder will be required to undertake acute pain rounds and care for patients on Patient Controlled Analgesia, Rectus Sheath and Epidural Analgesia regimes, full training will be provided. The post holder will also be required to assist in audits and ongoing education programmes. Experience in Acute and Chronic pain management and surgical nursing is desirable. The post holder will need to be able to travel across sites between Southport and Ormskirk Hospital as needed.
Advertising Date: 11th July 2024
Closing Date: 19th July 2024
Shortlisting Date: W/C 22nd July 2024
Proposed Interview Date: 1st August 2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code.
- Experience of working in a clinical environment
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- An understanding of national, regional, and local NHS issues
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels.
- Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload.
- Ability to de-escalate complex situations
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
- Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record
Desirable
- Acute and Chronic pain experience
- Surgical Nursing Experience
Other
Essential
- Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment.
- Ability to work in a theatre environment using Xray control
- Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and Administration
- Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
- Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care.
- Ability to communicate distressing information.
- Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
- Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.
- Potential blood or body fluids exposure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code.
- Experience of working in a clinical environment
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- An understanding of national, regional, and local NHS issues
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels.
- Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload.
- Ability to de-escalate complex situations
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
- Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record
Desirable
- Acute and Chronic pain experience
- Surgical Nursing Experience
Other
Essential
- Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment.
- Ability to work in a theatre environment using Xray control
- Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and Administration
- Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
- Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care.
- Ability to communicate distressing information.
- Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
- Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.
- Potential blood or body fluids exposure
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).
