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Acute pain nurse (Band 6)
band 6
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At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
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Part of a small team responsible for ensuring that inpatients, with acute pain needs receive appropriate, evidence-based interventions and education, assessing patients across all specialities.
providing both formal and informal educational sessions to members of the multidisciplinary team.
Provide advice to the MDT to support acute pain management.
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday and Friday)
This post is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave.
SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The successful candidate will be expected to manage their own caseload of inpatients with acute pain.
Provide support, advise and educate the MDT and patients with all aspects of acute pain management.
Conduct audits and implement change to improve the management of pain.
Work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, be approachable and a good role model.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
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Temporary position, 22.5 hours a week to cover maternity
You must be a motivated nurse, who has an interest and experience in the field of acute pain management
You will be part of a small team responsible for ensuring that inpatients, with acute pain needs receive appropriate, evidence-based interventions and education, across all specialities.
Education is a major component of this role; you must be confident planning and delivering both formal and informal educational sessions to members of the multidisciplinary team.
This role offers opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team where you will be encouraged to contribute to service development strategies
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to manage their own caseload of inpatients with acute pain.
They should be someone with a genuine interest in pain, a working knowledge of the currently used analgesic techniques and substantial years' experience looking after acutely unwell patients in a surgical ward-based environment, or the equivalent.
They will need to be organised and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They will find themselves in difficult consultations and should be able to manage these situations with sensitivity and professionalism.
It is essential they be a good team player; but equally someone confident to work autonomously. The role includes independent decision making about patients' pain management plans.
They will need to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, be approachable and a good role model.
Teaching is an integral part of this role, and the post holder should have completed a recognised teaching qualification or provide evidence of teaching experience.
As a member of a small team the post holder will be expected to undertake/contribute to audit and implement change within the speciality
About us
The Inpatient Pain Service is a small, supportive and highly motivated team who work hard to provide an excellent pain service.
It is primarily a nurse-led service however, we work alongside one anaesthetic Pain lead , who provide support on weekly pain ward rounds.
As a team we have a common ethos of providing the best and safest care possible for our service users. To achieve this, we work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that inpatients, both with acute and complex pain needs, receive appropriate evidence-based interventions and education.
The Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist position is a role for an approachable, enthusiastic and motivated nurse who is able to work in a small team. They should be someone who wants to make a difference to both service users and colleagues.
They will also have opportunity to develop their own skills and knowledge.
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Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- experience in pain managment
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working in an acute setting and managing patient with acute pain
- Achievement of high quality patient care through evidence based practice
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of providing education and training to groups of staff or on a one to one basis
- Experience of caring for patients with epidurals and PCA’s
- Experience in audit process
- Recent experience of working at Band 6 or above
essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Competently manage a patient group, independently.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Competently manage a patient group, independently
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered nurse (level 1)
- NMC Registered
- First level degree or equivalent in relevant subject
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Meini prawf dymunol
- Hold, or be working towards, a Master’s degree in a nursing / leadership or related subject
- Postgraduate qualification/certificate in Teaching and Post Graduate certificate in non- medical prescribing
- Assessing
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Heather Driver
- Teitl y swydd
- Acute Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01535 2925027
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
or
Samantha Shaw, Acute Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist, 01535 2925027
or Bleep Heather or Sam via switchboard on 3162
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