Job summary
The Pain Management Service offers a holistic approach, including outpatient and inpatient care, with a team comprising clinical psychologists, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and healthcare assistants.

The Consultant will provide a comprehensive service within a multidisciplinary pain team, focusing on chronic and complex pain management, with responsibilities including maintaining high patient care standards, ensuring compliance with Trust protocols, and collaborating with various departments to enhance service delivery.

Main duties of the job
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.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: C9426-26-0288
Job locations: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4ET, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCA or its recognised equivalent

Desirable

• Other professional qualification or higher degree e.g., in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists FFPMRCA or equivalent.
• Membership of appropriate professional organization e.g. IASP, British Pain Society, FIPP or EFIC

Entry Criteria
Essential

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework - detailed in the person specification

Desirable

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview

Experience
Essential

• Knowledge and experience of working in the National Health Service
• Advanced training and experience in pain medicine or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4ET, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Anaesthetist & Divisional Director for Surgery
Dr Ben Fox
benjamin.fox@qehkl.nhs.uk
01553613419

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.