Job summary
The Pain Management Centre at Leicester General Hospital is expanding its outpatient services and recruiting Band 5 Nurses and Theatre Practitioners to join our elective care team.
The Centre supports patients with chronic and complex pain, improving quality of life through specialist assessment, treatment and ongoing care within a patient-centred environment.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team, working across outpatient clinics and elective services to support patients throughout their treatment journey. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver compassionate care, assist with clinical procedures and ensure a high standard of patient experience.
We are committed to innovation, teamwork and continuous improvement, and are seeking enthusiastic, motivated individuals who are passionate about patient care and thrive in a fast-paced setting. This role offers opportunities to develop skills, work flexibly and contribute to improving patient outcomes.
Successful candidates will support pain management treatments and outpatient care, ensuring patients feel informed, supported and comfortable. You will work within a collaborative team where professionalism, compassion and dignity are central.
We welcome applications from caring, adaptable individuals seeking a rewarding role in elective outpatient services who want to make a meaningful difference in pain management care.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse/Theatre Practitioner to join our specialist Pain Management Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic elective service, supporting patients undergoing a range of pain management procedures. The role involves rotational working across admissions, discharge areas, theatres and recovery, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary team.
The Pain Management Centre provides specialist care for patients with chronic and complex pain, delivering elective procedures in a busy clinical environment. You will admit and discharge patients, assist with pain procedures in theatre and support recovery, ensuring safe and effective care throughout the patient pathway.
The successful applicant will demonstrate:
- Assessment, planning and delivery of safe, effective care
- Admission and discharge of patients undergoing procedures
- Assisting with specialist pain treatments in theatre
- Monitoring patients in theatre and recovery
- Knowledge of theatre safety, patient preparation and infection prevention
- Ability to support patients through recovery pathways
- Recognising and responding to changes in patient condition
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective decision-making in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- A flexible and professional approach in an elective care setting
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing andevaluating programmes of evidence-based nursing care for agroup of patients.
- Assist in and contribute to the management and organisationof a ward/clinical area.
- Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards ofquality nursing care.
- Actively participate in the education, development andsupervision of other staff members.
- Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet theneeds of patients and their families.
- Act as a clinical and professional role model, mentoring,assessing and supporting students and learners on placementwithin the clinical area.
Please see job description/person specification for further details on the role
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- RGN 1st or 2nd Level.
- Evidence of continuing professional development or evidence of reflective profile
- Have experience in supporting learners in the workplace and supervising their progress and/or assessing their practice.
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Desirable
- Has successfully completed an previous NMC Approved Teaching and Assessing or Practice Assessor programme or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the grade applied for. Experience will be dependent on the post/ward requirements at the time of recruitment.
- Some posts may be suitable for newly-registered staff and some may require previous experience. Contact the Ward Ward/Unit Manager or appropriate line manager for more information.
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical risk management in the NHS
- Demonstrates understanding of Clinical Governance in the NHS
Leadership and Education
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patients of all cultures and with differing levels of understanding
- Ability to made decisions and prioritise a clinical patient workload.
- Acts as a mentor and/or assessor and provide support to learners within the ward or unit.
- Understands the importance of teamwork and their role within the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and relationships with colleagues across the health setting
- Has the ability to use initiative and to lead and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary team with minimal supervision
Professional Development
Essential
- Ongoing professional and personal development
- Recognises own level of competence and limitations
- Able to identify own learning needs
Desirable
- Displays motivation and ideas of own future career pathway and personal development planning
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Good basic understanding of the importance of delivering high quality clinical nursing care
- Demonstrates knowledge of professional and NHS local and national nursing strategies and priorities
- Demonstrates understanding of quality and change and the importance of new ways of working.
- Able to present factual written and verbal information and deal with questions
- Basic Knowledge of IT
- Able to maintain accurate patient records
Resource Utilisation
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of their own role and responsibilities in managing efficient and effective use of resources.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
Pain Management Centre
Leicester General Hospital
Leicester
LE5 4PW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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