Acute pain nurse
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset
Acute pain nurse
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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 weeks ago, 16 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: cfd295b709db4f62862e416674257403
Location ref: Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset
Full Job Description
- Accountable for care delivery of the pain clinic, including the supervision of staff and students
- Expected to maintain a visible presence in the pain clinic and provide a clear focus for effective clinical leadership to the nursing team
- Professionally accountable and responsible for assessing skill mix and team structures and implementing changes in working practices accordingly ensuring that care processes and systems support the delivery of high quality patient care
- Supporting the named budget holder and authorised signatory for financial resources with responsibility for managing the pain clinic resources in an effective manner
- Take an active role in the implementation of audit, quality and risk management initiatives in the pain clinic, publicising and sharing good practice with the team and colleagues
- Supporting the B7 Nurse & Lead Nurse in the effective management of nursing staffs' contracted hours, sickness, absence and training through the e-Roster, planning and reviewing daily staffing and critically review monthly nurse staffing reports
- Able to demonstrate professional expertise and knowledge acquired through post registration academic study and clinical leadership and management development
The Chronic Pain Specialty is one of the largest in the UK providing local and National Services. The Pain Specialty has an exciting new nursing post at band 6. This post is to work in the Pain Clinic alongside a team of experienced Consultants in Pain Medicine and part of the Multi disciplinary team (Specialist Physiotherapy and Clinical Psychology). The post holder will support the Acute Pain lead with the smooth running of the service., At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool! We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.