Main area Pain Management Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
36 hours per week (Working day is 8.00 to 17.30 with 30 minutes lunch break) Job ref 381-SS-6920554
Employer Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site SWB NHS Trust Town Birmingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/02/2025 23:59
Sister/Charge Nurse- Pain Management
NHS AfC: Band 6
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and reliable person to join our innovative, forward-thinking pain service.
The service covers all aspects of pain management and key responsibilities will include:
* Acute pain ward rounds
* Pain MDT clinics
* Teaching
* Audit and research
The ideal candidate will be a first level nurse, Band 6, with at least two years' recent experience in an acute environment and working with patients with specific pain management needs.
You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as be able to demonstrate experience of dealing with people from a variety of backgrounds. Evidence of teaching skills is also essential.
In return we will offer you an extremely friendly, supportive working environment, which strongly encourages and assists personal and professional development, allowing an insight into specialty-based practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the Clinical Nurse Specialists and Clinical Lead Nurse for Pain Management across the Trust to ensure that all patients, relatives and staff have access to speciality care support during the patient pathway.
The post holder will work towards the development of the service in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Lead Nurse, Clinicians and other service users.
The post holder will contribute to influencing all aspects of care and management of patients within the speciality.
The post holder will promote the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, prioritising and utilising research in every day practice.
The post holder will provide specialist advice and plan the management of patients with complex care needs. In addition they will equip the primary carer with the required skills and knowledge, so that the highest standards of care can be made available to the maximum number of patients.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, part of the duties required for this role will be at the MMUH.
The new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First level registration with the NMC
* Teaching/Assessing qualification
* Evidence of lifelong learning
* Specialised modules in pain management
* Independent and supplementary prescriber or willingness to undertake course
* Diploma/Degree in Pain Management or willingness to undertake
* Management or willingness to undertake
Experience
* Demonstrable clinical experience
* Experience of working with patients with specific pain management needs
* Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
* Knowledge and understanding of nursing/clinical audit
* Able to set and monitor standards
* Clear understanding of the Specialist Nurse role
* An understanding of the issues surrounding nurses role expansion
* Experience in a Pain Management setting
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Allison Rogers Job title Clinical Lead Nurse Pain Management Email address allisonrogers1@nhs.net Telephone number 0121 507 4866 Additional information
Maxine Davies - Clinical nurse Specialist Pain Management
maxine.classick@nhs.net
Sarah Benham -Clinical Nurse Specialist Pain Management
sarah.benham@nhs.net
Lynne Harrison- Clinical nurse Specialist Pain Management
lynneharrison@nhs.net
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