Locum Pain Consultant

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management for patients with acute and chronic pain conditions, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care within a multidisciplinary Pain Management Service.

The postholder will undertake outpatient clinics and interventional pain procedures, contributing to safe, effective and patient-centred care. Working closely with medical, nursing, therapy and administrative colleagues, they will support the development and delivery of integrated care pathways that improve patient outcomes, experience, access and continuity of care.

The role includes responsibility for clinical decision-making, patient risk management and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings. The successful candidate will contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives, helping to drive innovation, enhance productivity and support continuous service improvement.

The successful candidate will maintain the highest standards of professional practice, support effective multidisciplinary working and contribute to operational objectives relating to quality, productivity, waiting list management, access, efficiency and patient safety. This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive team committed to clinical excellence, innovation and service transformation and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent
• Fellowship of the Pain Faculty of Pain medicine FFPMRCA
• Achieved the competencies of 12 months advanced Pain training, as per RCOA guidelines or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience working in a Multidisciplinary chronic pain management setting
• Evidence of minimum 6 months' work in the NHS

Leadership/ Management skills

Essential

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in developing and managing the performance of colleagues

Teaching & Training

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit
• Committed to monitoring and improving clinical quality
• Committed to building a clinical practice that is evidence based

Language

Essential

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

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.

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.

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

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Charing Cross Hospital

London

W6 8RF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/

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