Advanced Practitioner Chronic Pain; Kent Prisons

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an advanced practitioner to lead clinical care across prison and community settings, focusing on chronic pain services. The role combines direct patient care with developing local policies and clinical guidelines, in collaboration with the musculoskeletal service team.

The post requires extensive postgraduate experience in healthcare within secure environments, plus qualifications in pain management and independent prescriber status.

Qualifications

• Fully registered clinician with NHS experience in pain management and advanced practice.
• Experience delivering care in secure settings is required.
• Experience in service development and quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead highly specialised clinical practice across the four pillars of advanced practice
• Lead the delivery of clinical care within Kent Prisons
• Provide direct patient care in community clinics and secure settings
• Provide clinical leadership to the integrated musculoskeletal service team
• Initiate, develop and implement community policies and clinical guidelines to meet service objectives
• Support and advise others within the service
• Travel across several localities on the same day

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Pain management

Leadership

Teaching

Education

MSc in pain management

First degree

NMC or HCPC registration

RCGP addiction or substance misuse training

Job description

This advanced practitioner post sits in the community chronic pain service of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, with work based in Kent Prisons. The post holder leads clinical care in secure prison settings and gives clinical leadership to the integrated musculoskeletal team. The work combines patient clinics with developing local policies and clinical guidelines, and the role requires a driving licence and access to a car. Applicants must already work for Kent and Medway NHS organisations or their staff bank, as visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Lead highly specialised clinical practice across the four pillars of advanced practice
• Lead the delivery of clinical care within Kent Prisons
• Provide direct patient care in community clinics and secure settings
• Provide clinical leadership to the integrated musculoskeletal service team working in the secure environment
• Initiate, develop and implement community policies and clinical guidelines to meet service objectives, in liaison with the clinical lead and clinical service managers
• Support and advise others within the service
• Travel across several localities on the same day

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant first degree
• MSc in pain management
• NMC or AHP recorded independent prescriber
• RCGP addiction or substance misuse training

Registration & licences

• NMC or HCPC registration

Experience

• Extensive postgraduate clinical experience
• Delivering healthcare in secure environments
• Taking part in service development and quality assurance projects, including audit

Skills & knowledge

• Expert teaching skills, formal and informal, leading through empowerment and role modelling
• Extensive postgraduate training in pain
• Expert knowledge of the principles of pain management
• Key issues and developments in chronic pain management nationally and internationally
• Key issues in delivering healthcare in secure settings
• Knowledge of current NHS issues and initiatives and their implications for the chronic pain service

Checks & eligibility

• Full valid UK driving licence, or full EU licence not exchanged from a non-EU country, and the ability to travel independently
• Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK

Nice to have

• Counselling skills
• Budget management and business planning
• Research experience
• Evidence of managing complex medication issues
• Presentations at national level
• Quality benchmarking
• Evidence of integrating evidence-based research and guidelines into local pathways of care

What’s offered

• Flexible working arrangements, discussed case by case