Specialist Nurse - Paediatric Pain Service

Specialist Nurse – Paediatric Pain Service Job overview

We are looking for a qualified registered nurse (child) to become a specialist nurse with our regional pain service for children at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. If you would like to further your expertise in paediatric pain management and deliver excellent care to children, this role might be ideal for you. The service runs weekdays from 8am to 4pm.

Please contact us to arrange an informal visit or to help with any questions you might have.

To actively participate in the development and provision of the inpatient paediatric Pain Service across the Trust, through evidence‑based practice. The role will encompass management of all aspects of acute and chronic pain with the potential of expanding in to out‑patient services as the role and service develops.

• To provide high quality, effective, individualised pain management advice to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
• To independently assess patients’ care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate them with supervision if required.
• To assist in the development and continuation of training/education programmes.
• To assist in the development and continuation of audit and research projects.
• To deputise for the Senior or Specialist Nurse (SSN) when required, for example due to staff shortages or as part of their continued professional development.

• 1st level registered nurse (child).
• Demonstrable evidence of ability to achieve post‑graduate study at Level 6 or 7 study.
• First level degree (HEI Level 5 or
  6) in undergraduate base profession.
• Supervision, Mentoring or Facilitating Workplace Learning Qualification.
• Leadership Course or Qualification.
• Completed or completing Level 7 MSc, relevant to pain services or willing to undertake.

• Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages.
• Advanced keyboard skills, to ensure fluent documentation.

• Demonstrates knowledge or transferrable skills within speciality of the recruiting area for the role.
• Awareness of clinical governance issues and measures of quality.
• Experience of clinical governance practices, audit, service evaluation or quality improvement in clinical practice.
• Experience of team leadership ability or management skills.
• Experience of applying research evidence to own clinical practice.

• Commitment to studying for any required post‑graduate training needs identified.
• Commitment to evidencing own professional development, capabilities and competency development via work‑based assessments and use of a portfolio.
• Willingness to engage in clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours across the breadth of the four pillars of practice.
• Evidence of effective team working as part of a multi‑disciplinary professional team.
• Ability to recognise own limitations, working within scope of practice, acting on feedback from clinical supervisors when required.
• Evidence of delivering educational teaching and associated evaluations, internally and/or externally to the organisation.
• Ability to undertake clinical audits or service evaluations.
• Demonstrates a clear vision of the role in developing the clinical service.
• Willingness and enthusiasm towards working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team in delivering care.
• Conducts themselves in an inclusive, professional manner at all times.
• Aligned to the Trust values.

COVID‑19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID‑19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

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