Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain Management

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and reliable Clinical Nurse Specialist within Pain Management. We are looking for a person to join our innovative team , which covers all aspects of pain management.

The ideal candidate will be a current Band 6 or 7 nurse with significant experience in Pain Management, and hold a non-medical prescribing qualification and an MSc in Pain Management or demonstrate a willingness to undertake.

You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as be able to demonstrate experience of dealing with people from a variety of backgrounds. Evidence of formal teaching skills is also essential.

In return we will offer you an extremely friendly, supportive working environment in a forward-thinking pain service, which strongly encourages and assists personal and professional development within this specialty.

Main duties of the job

Chronic pain  Clinics  and Nurse-led Clinics

Acute pain ward rounds

Audit and research

Education and Training for health professional and patients

Day- to-day management of the service alongside other Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the management and development of pain management across the Trust ensuring that the service is delivered equitably and to a consistently high standard. This may include the management of a caseload of patients.

The post holders own practice should be developed to an advanced level, whereby the clinical nurse specialist can directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management related to the patient in pain by providing specialist knowledge/advice.

Apply the principles of therapeutic and safe prescribing.

Function at an higher level of practice as part of the multidisciplinary team to support pain services delivered.

The post holder will ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, prioritising and utilising research in every day practice. They will also develop and deliver a programme of practice development for staff in the Trust.

The post holder will assume elements of management responsibility as well as acting as a change agent within the multidisciplinary team.

When visiting patients with complex Pain Management needs, the post holder must recognise that they are not the primary carer, but must seek to equip the primary carer with the required skills and knowledge, so that the highest standards of care can be made available to the maximum number of patients.