Pain management sister​/charge nurse

The pain management service has been well established within Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust (MYTT) for over 25 years. It is a multi-disciplinary team delivering pain management to patients within MYTT. Out-patient services and day case treatments are provided at Pontefract Hospital and the Surgical Hub at Dewsbury District Hospital. Acute and complex pain management service is provided for in-patients at Pinderfields Hospital.

This is a cross-Trust post. We are a small friendly team that value each other and the contributions we all make. We are passionate about providing excellent quality, safe and effective pain management for the patients within our service.

You will be part of the pain management team actively contributing to assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating plans of acute or chronic pain management for patients within MYTT. Other duties include teaching, practice development, audit and networking. This will involve working closely with other registered nurses and clinical support workers within the team, as well as consultants, physiotherapists, administration and clerical staff.

As a pain management sister/charge nurse, your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Working alongside consultants in pain treatment sessions at Pontefract Hospital and The Surgical Hub at Dewsbury (this will involve wearing lead PPE for up to 3 hours at a time)
• Conducting review clinics for pain out-patients.
• Supervising Clinical Support Workers in the Pain Clinic.
• Supervising/mentoring students on placement within the pain team.
• Assessing patients referred with acute pain issues at Pinderfields Hospital.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer‑friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Qualifications

• 1st level Registered Nurse.
• Current NMC registration.
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience, ideally with experience in an acute area.
• Experience of caring for patients with pain management pumps such as PCA and epidural.
• Evidence of participating in the development of patient care.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Acute pain assessment and interventions, in particular analgesic drugs, PCA and epidural pumps.
• Current NHS publications relating to pain management.
• Ability to critique research and apply findings appropriately
• Demonstrate knowledge of teaching methods.
• Evidence of networking locally, regionally and nationally.

Skills and Abilities

• Manage time effectively and be able to prioritise workload.
• High level of communication skills in dealing with patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Evidence of effecting change in working practices.
• Works on own initiative.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.