Associate Specialist in Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation

This post offers the unique opportunity for a Specialist Doctor in Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation to work with our friendly and enthusiastic team at Barts Health NHS Trust highly specialised adult pain management service with a fully integrated neuromodulation unit. The pain service uses a clinical network model spanning across primary, secondary and tertiary care.
This is a versatile role working independently as pain medicine specialist in the community-based MSK pain clinics and pain intervention lists and assisting consultants in the neuromodulation operating list and multidisciplinary team (MDT) work. The postholder will also support the Neuromodulation Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the programming and patient education clinics. This 80% part-time post is newly created to maintain the pain consultant-led MSK clinic and allow the neuromodulation service to expand its capacity. Our neuromodulation tertiary care centre is staffed by pain physicians, neurosurgeons, clinical nurse specialists, pain management psychologists, administrative staff and research staff.
The community-based MSK pain clinic in the London Borough of Newham is a long- established successful MDT service in collaboration with I-Health and other primary care MSK providers. Referrals by this clinic to secondary care for interventional pain management will form the majority of the postholder's injection lists at Barts Health to provide continuity of care for our patients., The post holder will work independently in community pain clinics and attend MDT clinics.
The post holder must be competent in the full repertoire of pain management injections expected in GMC pain medicine credentials or after 12 months advanced pain medicine training. They will perform these interventions at Mile End Hospital and other operating suites at Barts Health.
Presence of two experienced operators facilitates safe and rapid surgery allowing maximum efficiency and through-put as part of good quality of care. The post holder will be expected to assist and operate in neuromodulation lists according to the case mix and their specialist skills.
Continuity of care and access to medical advice in the aftercare following implant i.e. to address any wound issues. Surgical troubleshooting and preparing patients who require replacement or revision of devices. Programming and activation of devices as needed. This will lead to increased patient satisfaction and early detection of post implant issues.
Collates and presents data on a monthly basis. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining National Neuromodulation Registry (NNR), a statutory requirement and part of GIRFT process. The post holder will also present a Complex Programming Clinic report for discussion allowing outcomes and standards to be measured prospectively.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage., Working for our organisation
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

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Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Our people strategy for 2019-2022 sets out our priorities and an action plan to meet our ambition. In this strategy, we set out the deal we are offering to you in return for living and breathing our values so that they shape everything that you do every single day.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.