Senior Clinical Fellow in Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation. This position offers unique opportunities in pain management training, research, and operating experience in a supportive environment, aligning with future advancements and expertise in complex pain treatment.

Qualifications

• Completion of Advanced pain training (APT) or equivalent experience.
• At least 1 year Pain clinic experience in UK or overseas.
• Ability to anaesthetize under local supervision.

Responsibilities

• Work in the Department of Pain Medicine, focusing on neuromodulation.
• Assist neuromodulation nurses and run independent clinics.
• Participate in research and audit.

Skills

Initiative

Coordination

Communication

Teamwork

Practical skills for anaesthetic procedures

Education

MB ChB or equivalent

Full GMC registration

FRCA or equivalent

Additional post-graduate training in anaesthetics

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation [Trust Grade] at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool.

This is a 1-year post, with a possibility to extend for a further 12 months.

The Clinical Fellow position would suit any trainee/ non training grade doctor with previous experience in anaesthesia and pain medicine, providing the opportunity to further gain pain medicine and neuromodulation experience in a supervised environment. This post may also be suitable for a post CCT trainee wishing to gain further tertiary level experience. This post is not recognized for training purposes by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity for training and research in the field of complex pain techniques, including neuromodulation, to meet the future needs of trained pain management experts and to improve research output from these complex pain treatments. We do not have a dedicated pain neuromodulation fellowship at the moment and are aware of significant interest in this field. There is an active education program within the Pain Management Service. The weekly education session provides excellent presentations and discussions, together with audit presentations, and is attended by the Pain Consultants, Neurosurgeons and the multidisciplinary team, as well as Pain Consultants and staff from other units. Support for preparation towards the FFPMRCA exam is provided, and the exam success rate over the last 6 years has been 100%. The Pain Research Institute holds regular research discussion meetings, and there are regular journal club meetings.

About us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work in the Department of Pain Medicine, predominantly in the neuromodulation side. It is expected that fellows will be allocated a minimum of 50% of their time in neuromodulation. This would include clinics, operating theatres, and ward rounds. The fellow will also be expected to assist the neuromodulation nurses with any queries. An interest and participation in research and audit are also expected from the selected fellow. Once sufficient training has been obtained, fellows will be required to run independent clinics. This post also entails low-intensity non-resident on-call commitment.

Person Specification

Qualification

• MB ChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• FRCA or equivalent
• Additional post-graduate training (anaesthetics)

Experience

• Completion of Advanced pain training [APT] or an equivalent experience.
• At least 1 year Pain clinic experience in UK or overseas
• Ability to anaesthetize / provide prone sedation under local supervision for pain procedures and implants
• Experience in independent chronic pain interventions and assessing chronic pain patients

Ability, Motivation, Knowledge, Skills

• Initiative, and ability to coordinate teams
• Competent to work with local and distant supervision where appropriate
• Punctual
• Committed to specialty and enthusiastic about the role of Pain Medicine
• Practical skills for anaesthetic procedures, including peripheral nerve blocks
• Evidence of long-term interest and commitment in Pain Medicine

Personality

• Ability to cope with stressful situations, and work as a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Confident without arrogance
• Positive approach to lessons learnt

Teaching Experience

• Experience of teaching medical and non-medical professionals

Audit,and Research

• Understands the principles of audit
• Understandsthe principles of research
• Involvement in projects which allow research methodology to be taught to trainees with academic interest
• Poster presentations
• Publications

Skills and Knowledge/ Personal Qualities

• Flexible, objective and assertive
• Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Well organised, conscientious; ability to complete projects
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.

Management Ability

• Management training

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.