Locum Consultant in Chronic Pain Management

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust wishes to appoint a full-time fixed-term (12 months) Locum Consultant in Pain Medicine, with a specialist interest in Chronic Pain Management and potential to convert to a permanent post. This post has been created to support and expand the Chronic Pain Service, improving access and reducing waiting times. The successful applicant will provide expertise in: Assessment and management of chronic pain conditions Multidisciplinary pain management Interventional pain procedures (where appropriate) Option of one anaesthetic service provision session per week Chronic Pain Clinics This post does NOT include: Intensive care responsibilities On-call commitments The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary pain team and contribute to service development and innovation.

The post holder will: Provide a comprehensive chronic pain service including: o Assessment, diagnosis, and management of chronic pain patients o Delivery of evidence-based treatment plans o Use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches Undertake: o Chronic pain outpatient clinics o Interventional pain procedures (e.g. injections, nerve blocks where appropriate) Work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) framework Contribute to: o Service development and expansion of pain pathways o Development of integrated care models across community and secondary care Participate in: o Clinical governance o Audit and quality improvement o Teaching and training activities Supervise junior medical staff where appropriate