Locum Pain Consultant

Job description

Detailed job description and main 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

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

Leadership/ Management skills

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

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

Audit

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

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

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