Senior Clinical Fellow in Pain Management - St Helens, United Kingdom - St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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St Helens, United Kingdom

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Description

The post holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the pain service.

This post is not recognised for training by the Deanery but equivalence of training can be negotiated with the Regional Advisor for Pain Medicine in the future.

Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of service he/she must observe agreed policies on clinical matters and should follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Hospital.

In the management of employees of the Trust, he/she will be expected to follow legislation laid down in this respect.

On call/emergency commitments

There is no Anaesthetic or Pain on call commitment.

However, the Clinical fellow is expected to provide advice to medical and nursing staff on issues related to Pain Management over the phone or direct face to face discussions when there is a need.

Clinical fellow will always have a consultant in pain medicine to get advice from if there is a complex pain management issue.

Elective Work

Each theatre list accounts for 5.0 hours of planned activity, which includes pre-operative assessment, theatre time, recovery and post-operative care.

Clinic times include administration time.

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man.

We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:

Acute Trust of the Year
HSJ Awards November 201
Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC
Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)

In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas;

Standard of care
Best place to work
Care of patients being the Trust's priority
Staff engagement
Staff morale
Compassionate and inclusive
Providing a safe environment for staff

Be expected to undertake his/her share of general anaesthetic duties according to the outline given above.

Be expected to take an active part in continuing medical education.

Provide clinical training for trainee staff and undergraduate students.

Be expected to participate in Audit and will be encouraged to pursue research activities.

Be encouraged to contribute to the management of the Department with the objective of improving the service.

Be encouraged to use subspecialty anaesthetic interests of benefit to the trust and the trusts patients.

Be expected to comply with the General Medical council principles listed in "Good Medical Practice".