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Clinical Nurse Specialist (Pain Management)
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Hours: Various. Location: Pain Management Service, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior nursing team, within the pain management service, and which provides cover across the whole of NHS Grampian site, including Woodend.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who is willing to undertake and commit to further study in the field of pain management, since we have a strong commitment toward professional development and recognise its importance in influencing the future workforce. You will be expected to maintain an up to date knowledge in pain management and attend local and national conferences/study days.
If not already registered as such, you will be expected to qualify as an Independent Prescriber and undertake the Clinical History Taking and Examination Skills for Advanced Practice at RGU.
You must be willing to work as part of the multidisciplinary team, and be able to accept the responsibility of working alone, often under pressure.
Excellent communication skills and computer literacy are essential to the role as is a basic knowledge of acute pain management.
Recent experience and evidence of acute pain management would be an advantage as would experience in the management of patients receiving patient controlled analgesia, epidural analgesia and local anaesthetic infusions.
For further enquiries please contact:
Christine Gibson or Karen Thow
Bleep 2864
Ext. 54243
Ascom 52590/50337