Job Details
Deliver relevant, effective and sensitive pain management to individuals and groups, as part of the multi-disciplinary team. Assess new patients and facilitate them in setting personal goals. Devise, review and participate in delivering plans of care aimed at helping patients achieve their goals. Communicate effectively with the patient's GP to facilitate a beneficial partnership in patient care.
Promote patient education and understanding of pain, rehabilitation and self-management strategies, on an individual basis and as part of the pain management or other treatment programmes. Develop educational materials where required.
Evaluate own performance based on professional / clinical standards, relevant studies and organisational criteria. Identify strengths and development potential. Participate in own annual appraisal process, and ongoing supervision where required.
Identify relevant learning and development opportunities and engage in appropriate continuous professional development where practicable. Attend and contribute to regular multi-disciplinary team meetings and mandatory training.
Ensure personal clinical practice complies with CQC Core standards, including infection control, equity and safeguarding of vulnerable people.
Aministrive role
Communicate effectively with the clinical and administration teams to promote the delivery of timely, efficient, patient-centred, cost-effective patient care.
Ensure personal administrative practice complies with CQC Core standards, including data protection.
EXPERIENCEExperience working in a Pain specialism
Prior experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Clinical knowledge of chronic pain and its management
Understanding of the bio-psychosocial nature of chronic pain
Understanding of cognitive behavioural therapy
