Bank Consultant/Specialist in Pain Medicine

Job overview

This is an exciting new opportunity to join the service with a bank contract to provide all medical aspects of pain management in Dorset Pain Management Service (DPMS).

This role allows the successful candidate to work flexibly as part of our team and support the wider multi-disciplinary team using our biopsychosocial approach. This well-established model enables people living with persistent pain to lead meaningful lives which has been demonstrated by our continuous assessment of outcome measures and patient feedback.

The DPMS has a high expectation of continuous service development which is co-produced with our Experts by Experience. Current examples of service developments include interconnected pathways with Dorset MSK services, acute hospital partners and increasing efficiency for procedure in community hospitals.

The Dorset Pain Management Service (DPMS) sits within Specialist Services, as part of the Integrated Community Services .

Our team consists of 50 staff, including a variety of highly skilled clinicians, such as Pain Consultants, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Pharmacist and Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, ably supported by our Assistants, Admin staff, Managers and Commissioners.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide an evidence-based opinion regarding diagnosis of conditions utilising standard imaging where appropriate either directly with patient or as part of a clinical meeting.

Provide differential diagnosis support for those patients with ambiguous or complex presentation of symptoms.

Ensure that clinical records are kept and managed according to local and Trust procedures with sufficient information recorded to ensure any patient complaint or legal challenge can be responded to satisfactorily.

Assist the operational manager to ensure that referrals to the service, referrals within the service and referrals out of the service at discharge are managed appropriately, providing advice on clinical prioritising to safely manage waiting lists.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact [email protected]