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Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Location
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
13 Jul 2025
Contract Type
12 months (fixed term 12 months maternity cover)
Posted Date
12 Jun 2025

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) band 7,  to join our friendly and forward thinking team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Pain CNS with acute and chronic pain experience,  looking to further develop and drive forward service changes?  We can offer you a range of experience in an integrated and supportive multi disciplinary team.

If you are interested in applying for this role, we would love to hear from you. For further details and/or to arrange an informal visit. Contact Lead Nurse Nikki Wetson [email protected] mobile: 07355 023329 or Julie Cook [email protected], Pain CNS team on 01892 635079/ 01622 225698

Main duties of the job

  • You will actively participate and lead where appropriate the provision of pain management in the Trust.

You will ensure patients receive the highest standards of clinical care underpinned by evidence-based practice. The role encompasses all aspects of acute and chronic pain working in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. You will demonstrate a high level of expertise and knowledge in pain management, providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, families and carers.  This will include managing complex pain patients through expert assessment, knowledge and skills to provide individualised holistic pain management plans.

You will be responsible for contributing and leading on the development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.  You will identify and lead on areas of development within the service in collaboration with members of the integrated pain service.

You will develop and provide educational programmes and training for staff and patients. You will deputise for the Lead Nurse/ ward manager for the chronic pain unit (CPU) as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.