Job overview
Band 7, Part Time 15 hours weekly, fixed term for 12 months
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Pain Management Centre due to the current post holder going on maternity leave. This post offers an exciting opportunity to work with leaders in the world of pain and its management, within an internationally renowned Pain Management Centre at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Pain Management Centre is a multi-disciplinary team that consists of nurse specialists, physiotherapists, psychologists and pain consultants working in the management of persistent pain.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to deliver an advanced level of clinical nursing practice which crosses professional boundaries. The successful candidate will be a role model of excellence in the delivery of holistic care to patients with persistent pain. They will ideally have experience of working within the field of pain medicine.
The post holder will deliver care both autonomously and in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.