Job overview
The Pain Management Service offers a holistic approach, including outpatient and inpatient care, with a team comprising clinical psychologists, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and healthcare assistants.
The Consultant will provide a comprehensive service within a multidisciplinary pain team, focusing on chronic and complex pain management, with responsibilities including maintaining high patient care standards, ensuring compliance with Trust protocols, and collaborating with various departments to enhance service delivery.
Main duties of the job
To provide a consultant service within a multidisciplinary pain team for patients with chronic pain.
To ensure personal knowledge of, and compliance with, Trust and departmental protocols.
To maintain high quality of patient care with minimal risk and enhance patient satisfaction with informed consent following GMC guidelines.
To help in the delivery of effective services within the agreed budget.
To co-operate with other departments and agencies to meet the objectives of the Pain Services, Anaesthetic and Critical Care Departments.
Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
Promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the hospital and community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
Take part in multidisciplinary case discussions and meetings.
Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines working closed with the clinical lead.
Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients, and A&E.
Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care.
To provide training, supervision and career development to junior doctors and career grade.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working in the National Health Service
- Advanced training and experience in pain medicine or equivalent
Entry Criteria
Essential
- Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
- Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework – detailed in the person specification
Desirable
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- FRCA or its recognised equivalent
Desirable
- Other professional qualification or higher degree e.g., in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists FFPMRCA or equivalent.
- Membership of appropriate professional organization e.g. IASP, British Pain Society, FIPP or EFIC
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This advert is for NHS Consultant in Pain Medicine (+/- Anaesthesia) with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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