Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly, forward thinking pain service. The role will be based at the Luton site, however some cross site cover at the Bedford site may be occasionally  required. 

Are you an experienced  friendly,  enthusiastic and motivated Pain Specialist Nurse  with acute and chronic pain experience, looking to further develop and drive forward service changes? Or do you feel you have transferable skills?  We can offer you a range of experience in an integrated and supportive multi disciplinary team. Ideally you will be a qualified non-medical prescriber.

If you are interested in applying for this role, we would be pleased to hear from you. 

For further details and/or to arrange an informal visit contact:-

Lead Nurse cross site  Becky Bramham-Jones - email  [email protected] or  Hayley Jeeves Lead Pain Nurse Luton site [email protected]  OR call the  Pain team on 01582 497524 / 07483130115

Main duties of the job

The  pain team within Bedfordshire Hospitals are dedicated and  hardworking. This is a 5 day service working Monday to Friday, with potential to expand in the future.

We work closely as a team of  nurses, pain anaesthetic consultants and allied health care professionals.

Developmental and training opportunities are available for team members both internally & externally.

This role involves inpatient pain and chronic outpatient clinics. Education and training of all health care professional is a requirement of the role. 

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.