NHS Consultant in Pain Medicine (+/- Anaesthesia)

To provide a consultant service within a multidisciplinary pain team for patients with chronic pain.

To ensure personal knowledge of, and compliance with, Trust and departmental protocols.

To maintain high quality of patient care with minimal risk and enhance patient satisfaction with informed consent following GMC guidelines.

To help in the delivery of effective services within the agreed budget.

To co-operate with other departments and agencies to meet the objectives of the Pain Services, Anaesthetic and Critical Care Departments.

Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.

Promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the hospital and community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.

Take part in multidisciplinary case discussions and meetings.

Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines working closed with the clinical lead.

Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients, and A&E.

Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care.

To provide training, supervision and career development to junior doctors and career grade.

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At the QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

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