Job overview

The clinical fellow will be attached to all Pain Medicine Consultants and will work with the wider pain team in out-patients and theatre, and when appropriately experienced would at times deputise for the consultants when required. If you have anaesthetic training, you may be required to administer general anaesthesia for chronic pain procedures such as neuromodulation implants, cordotomy and facial pain procedures. The post holder will also provide support to the pain consultants in relation to in-patient admissions (clerking, prescription, discharges) and peri-procedure management of chronic pain patients, and assessment of inpatient referrals. The post holder would also be required at times to provide medical support to the pain management programme team. This post could have a low intensity non-resident on-call commitment.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Fellow position would suit any training / non training grade doctor with previous experience in anaesthesia and pain medicine, providing the opportunity to further gain pain medicine experience in a supervised environment. This post may also be suitable for a post CCT trainee wishing to gain further tertiary level experience. This post is not recognized for training purposes by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust provides a fully comprehensive pain service; there is a well established pain management programme, a neuromodulation service including spinal cord stimulation, a neuropathic pain service, opioid clinic, and major interventions including percutaneous cordotomy for pain from cancer. The facilities of the Pain Research Institute of the University of Liverpool are available to support research and education.

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.