Locum consultant in Pain Medicine

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Pain Management to fill a critical gap in service. The position involves managing complex pain cases and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic healthcare setting. This role aims to provide exceptional clinical care and contribute to departmental development over a 6 to 12-month locum period.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managing complex pain patients.
• Membership in a professional body required.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary chronic pain management setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient consultations and interventional services.
• Collaborate with specialists to improve patient management.
• Participate in departmental strategies for development.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Decision Making

Clinical Audit Understanding

Evidence Based Practice

Education

GMC specialist registration

Membership of a professional body (RCOA, RCGP)

Higher degree (e.g., PhD)

Job description

Job summary

The Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust wish to appoint Locum Consultant in Pain Management on the Chelsea site, to commence in June 2025.The post is to fulfil a gap in service manpower. There is the intension to develop a substantive post, but this will be a locum post for 6 to 12 months.

The Pain Medicine department provides approximately 2000 new patient consultations per yr and around 1200 interventions per year. The outpatient service runs every day and there is a theatre in the department with the aim of running interventional services every day. Delivery of clinical care is by default face to face but since the establishment of remote access a hybrid system is a possibility depending upon clinical need. The emphasis will be on holistic multidisciplinary approach to pain medicine and the successful candidate will be expected to work with the team to improve patient management.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to employ a 0.5WTE locum consultant in the first instance. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in managing complex pain patients and demonstrate experience of directly working with a wider specialty team of psychologists and Physiotherapists.

About us

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Details Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

289-PCD-LCON-0359

Job locations

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH

Job description Job responsibilities

The Pain department at Chelsea and Westminster is a multidisciplinary team which includes 8 specialist consultants, Advanced trainees in pain medicine, 6 specialist nursing staff, 4 clinical psychologists, 1 trainee clinical psychologists, 3 AHP physiotherapists, 2 ESPs. 1 Pharmacist.

WE offer a broad range of services in an integrated manner. We are a Neuromodulation centre and offer a range of therapy options.

The service is an integrated inpatient and outpatient one, with 2 consultants supporting the acute service, 1 supporting inpatient paediatric pain. The Nursing staff work both in the acute and chronic services and undertake supported outpatient clinics and treatments eg TENS and Capsaicin 8% Patches.

Development of the department through a shared vision and integration with the Imperial Pain service this will allow specialised services not currently in place to be delivered. We would expect new appointees to be actively involved with these strategies in a constructive integrative manner.

Priority areas to support and develop are

1- Spinal pathways

2- Transitional pain ( post discharge follow up acute to chronic )

3- Cancer pain/ palliative care we are developing a network approach in discussion with the `marsden.

4- SCS- delivered at Chelsea but possible involvement with this service if the appointee is interested in developing this further

5- Paediatric pain/ adolescent pain transitional pain- currently only one consultant at Chelsea in this field who is networked with GOS.

6- Sickle cell

7- Pelvic pain/dysfunction.

8- Clinical research.

Job description Job responsibilities

The Pain department at Chelsea and Westminster is a multidisciplinary team which includes 8 specialist consultants, Advanced trainees in pain medicine, 6 specialist nursing staff, 4 clinical psychologists, 1 trainee clinical psychologists, 3 AHP physiotherapists, 2 ESPs. 1 Pharmacist.

WE offer a broad range of services in an integrated manner. We are a Neuromodulation centre and offer a range of therapy options.

The service is an integrated inpatient and outpatient one, with 2 consultants supporting the acute service, 1 supporting inpatient paediatric pain. The Nursing staff work both in the acute and chronic services and undertake supported outpatient clinics and treatments eg TENS and Capsaicin 8% Patches.

Development of the department through a shared vision and integration with the Imperial Pain service this will allow specialised services not currently in place to be delivered. We would expect new appointees to be actively involved with these strategies in a constructive integrative manner.

Priority areas to support and develop are

1- Spinal pathways

2- Transitional pain ( post discharge follow up acute to chronic )

3- Cancer pain/ palliative care we are developing a network approach in discussion with the `marsden.

4- SCS- delivered at Chelsea but possible involvement with this service if the appointee is interested in developing this further

5- Paediatric pain/ adolescent pain transitional pain- currently only one consultant at Chelsea in this field who is networked with GOS.

6- Sickle cell

7- Pelvic pain/dysfunction.

8- Clinical research.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential

• GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register in anaesthesia in approved training post
• Membership of a professional body eg RCOA, RCGP, Sports medicine
• Has substantial experience of working with complex pain patients

Desirable

• Fellowship of the Pain Faculty or Qualifications in pain medicine eg European diploma
• Higher degree e.g. PhD

Experience Essential

• Evidence of experience working within a Multidisciplinary chronic pain management setting
• Evidence of minimum 6 months' work in the NHS

Desirable

• Interventional pain courses
• Proficiency in Ultrasound guided procedures

Skills and knowledge Essential

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Experience of working in a team and developing service improvement strategies
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Understanding of principles of clinical audit
• Committed to monitoring and improving clinical quality
• Committed to building a clinical practice that is evidence based

Desirable

• Clinical Leadership roles
• Knowledge of finance/budgets
• Postgraduate education qualification
• Experience in course design and development

Personal qualities Essential

• Evidence of working with others as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential

• GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register in anaesthesia in approved training post
• Membership of a professional body eg RCOA, RCGP, Sports medicine
• Has substantial experience of working with complex pain patients

Desirable

• Fellowship of the Pain Faculty or Qualifications in pain medicine eg European diploma
• Higher degree e.g. PhD

Experience Essential

• Evidence of experience working within a Multidisciplinary chronic pain management setting
• Evidence of minimum 6 months' work in the NHS

Desirable

• Interventional pain courses
• Proficiency in Ultrasound guided procedures

Skills and knowledge Essential

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Experience of working in a team and developing service improvement strategies
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Understanding of principles of clinical audit
• Committed to monitoring and improving clinical quality
• Committed to building a clinical practice that is evidence based

Desirable

• Clinical Leadership roles
• Knowledge of finance/budgets
• Postgraduate education qualification
• Experience in course design and development

Personal qualities Essential

• Evidence of working with others as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)