# GP with Extended Role in Pain Management > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/gp-with-extended-role-in-pain-management/4d6828b3-47b7-4447-821d-a677c0cc7b7e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/gp-with-extended-role-in-pain-management/4d6828b3-47b7-4447-821d-a677c0cc7b7e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stockport - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Practitioner - **Grade:** General practitioner - **Salary:** £83,945.75 - £126,676.76 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 6 PAs - **Employment type:** Part time - 24 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T08:12:48.409Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/GP_with_Extended_Role_Pain_Management/GP_with_Extended_Role_Pain_Management-v8088996 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8088996?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Job Overview - To provide all medical aspects of pain management. - Support the wider multidisciplinary team using our biopsychosocial approach. - To work as an expert autonomous practitioner in an advanced clinical position. - Responsible for triaging referrals and for advanced assessment including referral for appropriate investigations. - To be able to diagnose, where possible, and plan further management of persistent pain. - To be able to collaborate with colleagues in the MDT and within SFT to plan, deliver and evaluate all aspects of the patient journey. - To be able to collaborate with external colleagues to plan shared care. ### Main duties of the job - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Signpost to resources within Primary care and be a closer link between the team and primary care. - Be accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care and take referrals from GPs addressed to a Consultant. - Outpatient clinics, with consultant supervision where appropriate - Use highly complex analytical skills to interpret a variety of factors in a patient's presentation, including referral details, investigations and clinical findings. - Decide management plan for patient to ensure the best outcome, whilst balancing the demands of the treatment on the patient, the preferences and complexities of the patient and Trust efficiency - Work collaboratively with patients to agree management plans including resources within Pain Management and Primary Care. - Keep patients, referrers and Primary Care practitioners informed of agreed plans, progress and future possibilities. - Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’. - Attendance at regular MDT meetings. - Clinical supervision and teaching of resident doctors in pain training. - Potential to develop community-based clinics. - Potential to train in and provide non-invasive pain management interventions ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Communications - We treat our patients, their families and our staff with dignity and respect. We communicate with everyone in a clear and open way. - Ensure patient treatment plans are communicated effectively to patients, carers, and other relevant colleagues. - Ensure excellent and clear documentation in patient records - Effective communication with the MDT team and admin teams around the planning of clinical activity Management & Service Development - In conjunction with the Head of Service /Specialty Manager, Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in developing & implementing new ways of working in line with modernisation principles and fit for the future. - In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency Supervision - The post holder will be allocated clinician supervision time, from a named consultant pain specialist. Planning and organising - Prioritise workload efficiently and safely - Effective planning and organizing of patient treatments and diagnostic examinations Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources - Ensure use of consumables are available within the trust and procured via trust contracts - Ensure any proposed new equipment trials, are taken through the appropriate governance process prior to use and that a full financial evaluation is included - Contribute ideas and initiatives aimed at cost improvements within the service Responsibility for Policy - Ensure that any incidents are reported immediately to Clinical Governance in accordance with, for example, COSHH regulations, Health, and Safety at Work Act, and RIDDOR - Ensure that all staff implement and adhere to all policies and standard operating procedures, which embed the safety of all patients and staff, including the adherence to NatSSIPS and LocSSIPS - To adhere to policies and guidelines of the Trust - To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes - To attend M&M reviews and Departmental Governance meetings Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership - Maintain confidentiality of staff and patients - Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written, and verbal, maintaining professional standards expected across all platforms of social media and IT usage - Lead by example to ensure timely and effective communication with patients, staff, relatives, and carers in relation to care issues - Responsible for providing leadership to relevant members of the clinical team - Educational / Clinical supervisory duties as required by the role Responsibilities for data and information resources - To take part in the Information Management and Technology (IM&T) Strategy of the Trust and ensure handwritten and electronic patient records are stored securely and maintained for all aspects of patient care - To complete relevant medical records as per policies and procedures using electronic systems Physical Skills and Effort - Requires technical skills to perform clinical procedures - Appropriately use clinical equipment to carry out the job role - Use of physical effort to carry out the demands of the job role - To be able to receive and send emails and correctly and efficiently use all necessary Trust IT applications. - Take all appropriate measures to protect oneself and others by wearing the appropriate level of PPE ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in the Assessment and Management of Persistent Pain Conditions - Experience of teaching and a commitment to life-long learning and continued professional development **Desirable** - Formal qualifications in Pain Management - Experience / interest in service modernisation and improvement - Interest in Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching. Experience of teaching medical and other staff - Post Graduate qualification in medical education ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration with the General Medical Council - Entry on the GMC GP Register - MBBS or equivalent ### Research/Quality Improvement **Essential** - Familiar with quality improvement methodologies and/or research - Active interest in research and commitment to clinical innovation **Desirable** - Participation in committee work, organising meetings, conferences, workshops ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [gpwer pain - ps (pdf, 336.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407727) - [gpwer pain - summary (pdf, 728.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407728) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [gpwer pain - introduction (pdf, 323.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407730) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 315.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471938) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.