Job Description

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.



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.



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.



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