Job summary
- Main area
- Pain
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 160-7309797
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Walton Centre
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Consultant in Pain Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are seeking an ambitious, highly trained and committed candidates who are on the specialist register or within 6 months of attaining their CCT for the post of Consultant in Pain Medicine to join our existing team at the Walton Centre. Opportunities are available to work within the pain management programme as well as the general pain service. Sub – specialist interests will be encouraged and support will be given to develop these, depending on the experience of the successful candidate and the needs of the service. This is a replacement post after a retirement.
Main duties of the job
This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic organisation that has an excellent reputation for delivering high quality care, rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC.
Applicants are required to hold the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent qualification, to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and to have been awarded the Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, or equivalent.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent.
- Specialist registration with the GMC or within 6 months of attaining CCT at time of interview.
- FRCA or equivalent higher diploma in a relevant speciality.
- Specialist qualification in Pain Medicine e.g. FFPMRCA.
Desirable criteria
- Award of Higher or degree Awards, distinctions, prizes, scholarships.
- Studying for higher degree
- PG Cert for Education
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced Pain Training (or equivalent): Evidence of experience including procedures applicable to chronic pain medicine (e.g. logbooks) Evidence of experience of the use of CBT and or PMP regarding patient selection and management relevant to Pain Medicine.
- For applicants with a CCT in Anaesthesia: Higher training general, urological and gynaecological surgery Higher training in head, neck, maxillofacial and dental surgery Higher training in day surgery, non-theatre and sedation Higher training in anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery and regional anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
- Experience of PMP and related patient management
- Minimum of 8 years of post-graduate experience since qualification in anaesthesia or relevant parent specialty.
Management and organisation
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise oneself and others in a multi-disciplinary team
- An understanding of the NHS organisation, clinical governance and resource constraints
- An understanding of the funding and finance issues in the NHS
- Knowledge of recent reports and plans for the development of the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of engagement with managerial activities.
- A management course
Motivations
Essential criteria
- Commitment to develop the Centre’s Pain Service.
- Ambitious both personally and for the Pain Service.
- Critical enquiring approach to acquisition of knowledge
- Ambition to introduce and develop new techniques.
- Ambition to undertake research
Desirable criteria
- Desire to develop regional clinic in specialised area of Pain Medicine
Clinical governance
Essential criteria
- Active consistent engagement with clinical audit and quality improvement
- Regular commitment to continuing medical education
- Evidence of reflective practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
- Significant involvement in clinical research
- Presentations at regional and national meetings
Teaching
Essential criteria
- 'Eligibility to be a GMC recognized Clinical Supervisor https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/edu cator-development/standards-guidance')
- Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Eligibility to be a GMC recognized Educational Supervisor
- Extensive / formal experience in medical education including regional teaching.
Personality
Essential criteria
- Caring patient orientated doctor. Enthusiastic, committed and hardworking
- hardworking. Friendly, reliable, good communicator. Able to work as part of a team and value all team members.
- Able to take responsibility and lead
- Trustworthy
Desirable criteria
- Outside interests.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Chris Whitehead
- Job title
- Clinical Director for Pain
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For Further information please contact:
Dr Chris Whitehead
Clinical Director for Pain Medicine
0151 556 3671
Dr Sandeep Lakhani
Divisional Clinical Director for Neurosurgery, Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine
0151 556 3671
Dr Andrew Nicolson
Medical Director
0151 556 3479
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