Pain Management Nurse

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Pain Management Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Are you looking to take the next step in your nursing career - the Pain management team at East and North Herts NHS Trust may have the opportunity you have been looking for

An exciting opportunity has presented itself to join the Pain Management Team at East & North Herts NHS Trust.

We are a well-established but growing service aiming to improve the pain management experience for patients within the Trust and our local areas.

You will need to possess excellent communication skills, work well within a multi-disciplinary team, be able to show empathy and understanding for a complex patient group with chronic conditions but also demonstrate acute nursing skills due to the broad variation of duties involved in the role.

We are looking for someone with an interest in Pain Management, Pain Management Nursing Experience beneficial but not essential.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused care. While assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes. Also responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff.

Day to day tasks will include. Assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating care as a practitioner with specialist skills.

Provide advice and clinical expertise to staff.

Provide specialist clinical advice for patients and carers.

Carry a caseload and take responsibility for the management of allocated cases.

Improve and maintain standards of care within the specialty.

Develop the skills of generalist nurses to enable them to provide a high standard of care for patients within the specialty.

Liaise with all appropriate members of multi-disciplinary team

Communicating very sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives, requiring high levels of empathy and reassurance

Ensuring the provision of appropriate verbal and written patient information, thus empowering the patient to make informed decisions

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• Registered nurse.
• Relevant experience in surgery
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete

Desirable criteria

• Teaching or mentoring qualification
• Degree in Adult Nursing (BsC)
• Research Module

Previous ExperienceEssential criteria

• Demonstrate expert nursing skills
• Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
• Accept personal accountability for own practice
• Experience of formal/informal teaching

Desirable criteria

• Experience at band 6
• Experience working within a specialist pain team

SkillsEssential criteria

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working.

Desirable criteria

• Documentation, audit and presentation skills
• Leadership Skills

KnowledgeEssential criteria

• Understanding of evidence based practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Understanding and knowledge of specialist field

Additional RequirementsEssential criteria

• To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
• Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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