# Inpatient Pain Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/inpatient-pain-specialist-nurse/29b296e0-f2d0-4867-811c-1d894e8f5406 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/inpatient-pain-specialist-nurse/29b296e0-f2d0-4867-811c-1d894e8f5406.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Uxbridge - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 months secondment or permanent full time.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T13:41:30.616Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hillingdon/The_Hillingdon_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Nurse_Specialist_Inpatient_Pain/Clinical_Nurse_Specialist_Inpatient_Pain-v7968061 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7968061?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.thh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Clinical Nurse Specialist Inpatient pain. Main Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Practice  To assist in the delivery of an advanced specialist nursing service for  people with acute/chronic pain conditions.  To lead by example To be recognised as an expert in their field holding additional  qualifications / specialist knowledge and expertise. To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their  families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and  through all stages of treatment To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care,  assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their  families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps  for effective care. This can include: Managing a patient caseload Making and receiving referrals Undertake holistic needs assessment To work autonomously by accepting responsibility for own patient  caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which  reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and  recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s  records. ### Main duties of the job Main Duties and Responsibilities To be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff to  ensure high quality nursing care To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant  information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice  about their treatment To attend and co-ordinate MDT meetings if appropriate to the role  ensuring all patients are represented To deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced  Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication To participate in the identification of clinical protocols and strategies  to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst  ensuring equity of access to the service To ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols. To introduce measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients,  ensuring the formal reporting and recoding of adverse incidents in line  with Trust policy  Inpatient Pain CNS /April 2026 To assist in developing assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate  level of nursing intervention so that patients who present with the most  complex needs are referred to the appropriated specialist including  patients and families who require more in-depth support and  counselling To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their  experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements  To work in line with and contribute to local delivery of national care standards. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Hillingdon Hospital Title:                                                   Inpatient Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist. Band:                                                  7 (will consider band 6 developmental post) Hours:                                                 37.5 Professional Accountability:            lead divisional nurse planned care. Managerial Accountability:             Services Manager for Pain. Reports to:                                         Lead pain specialist Nurse Clinical Accountability:                    Consultant Anaesthetist Inpatient Pain, Inpatient Clinical Nurse Specialists. - Ø  To work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner and effectively deliver an expert nursing service within the specialist area Ø  To effectively manage a caseload of patients/clients Ø  To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support Ø  To assist in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines Ø  To establish clear lines of communication within the specialty team to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients Ø  To link with healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in all healthcare settings - Main Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Practice - Ø  To assist in the delivery of an advanced specialist nursing service for people with acute/chronic pain conditions. Ø  To lead by example Ø  Be recognised as an expert in their field holding additional qualifications / specialist knowledge and expertise. Ø  To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatment Ø  To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This can include: Ø  Managing a patient caseload Ø  Making and receiving referrals Ø  Undertake holistic needs assessment Ø  To work autonomously by accepting responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s records. Ø  To be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality nursing care Ø  To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment Ø  To attend and co-ordinate MDT meetings if appropriate to the role ensuring all patients are represented Ø  To deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication Ø  To participate in the identification of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service Ø  To ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols. Ø  To introduce measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients, ensuring the formal reporting and recoding of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy Ø  To assist in developing assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients who present with the most complex needs are referred to the appropriated specialist including patients and families who require more in-depth support and counselling Ø  To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements Ø  To work in line with and contribute to local delivery of national care standards. - Education and Research Ø  To produce and provide all patients with relevant and accessible written information regarding their pain management and treatment in accordance with Trust standards Ø  To plan and deliver formal teaching programmes, working in close collaboration with the lead pain specialist nurse. Ø  To work with other clinical staff to identify knowledge gaps in relation to specialist patients and ensure staff are appropriately educated Ø  To contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team Ø   To actively participate in educational events provided by the Trust. Ø   To attend meetings and conferences as appropriate ensuring that you are fully conversant with current issues both within the Trust and within pain management, locally and nationally Ø  Provide effective teaching to individual patients and their families. Ø  Promote an environment where development and learning is encouraged and valued. Teach and develop knowledge and skills of other staff through formal and informal training programmes organised on a continuum. Ø  Contribute to the development of educational materials and the development of practical skills as required by the Trust. Ø  Act as mentor to staff, offering expertise, guidance, support and education on pain management practice and professional supervision. Ø  Take an active role in professional networks to ensure the exchange of knowledge and ideas, both locally and nationally. Ø  Oversee staff have completed competencies relating to pain management within the wider Trust setting, based on the needs of patients, to ensure that staff are equipped to care for patients. - Leadership/ Managerial responsibilities Ø  To liaise effectively with all other disciplines within the Trust and at local level. Ø  To actively contribute to any relevant initiatives within the care group and provide support to colleagues and Lead clinical nurse specialist. Ø  To contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model. Ø   To comply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensuring the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy Ø  To utilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular activity analysis reports Ø  Maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested. Ensure that confidentiality of information is adhered to and NMC standards are met. Ø   To participate in the evaluation of the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinical excellence and value for money. Ø  To ensure the best use of available resources is used within agreed budget t - Personal Professional Responsibilities Ø  Maintain own personal and professional development and reflect upon practice to meet needs of NMC revalidation. Critically reflect on own performance through clinical supervision. Ø  Participate in Individual Performance Review and maintain continued professional development. Ø  Keep up to date with publications, guidelines and recommendations of professional bodies and specialist pain societies. Ø  Work within the guidelines established by the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and Trust guidelines. Ø  Ensure own professional knowledge remains current and is reflective of changes and innovations in practice. Ø  Ensure all statutory and mandatory training is completed in accordance with Trust policy. Ø  To be working towards higher degree or equivalent \[if not already achieved\]. - Miscellaneous Ø  The Hillingdon Hospital has a no-smoking policy: smoking will only be        allowed in the designated areas. Ø  All employees must comply with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy and must not discriminate on the grounds of sex, colour, race, ethnic or national   origins, marital status, age disability or sexual orientation. Ø  All employees are subject to the Data Protection Act and must maintain strict confidentiality in respect of patients and staff records. Ø  This job description is not exhaustive but reflects the level of competencies needed to fulfil the role. The job description is subject to change and development in consultation with the post-holder to take into account changes within the service. - Health and Safety Ø  All employees are subject to the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder is required to ensure, as an employee, that his/her methods do not endanger other people or themselves. Ø  At all other times promote the safety and well being of patients, staff and any other persons on the ward. Ø  Maintain own and others awareness and compliance with Trust policies and Ø  Procedures relating to Health and safety. Department Chart or Reporting Structure of the post: - Divisional Director of Nursing - Band 8a CNS inpatient pain service - Band 6/7 CNS inpatient pain service ### 7.      TERMS AND CONDITIONS Hours:             37.5 Holidays: ## Job Details Clinical Nurse Specialist Inpatient pain. Main Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Practice To assist in the delivery of an advanced specialist nursing service for people with acute/chronic pain conditions. To lead by exampleTo be recognised as an expert in their field holding additional qualifications / specialist knowledge and expertise.To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatmentTo ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This can include:Managing a patient caseloadMaking and receiving referralsUndertake holistic needs assessmentTo work autonomously by accepting responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s records. ## Job Description Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality nursing careTo follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatmentTo attend and co-ordinate MDT meetings if appropriate to the role ensuring all patients are representedTo deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communicationTo participate in the identification of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the serviceTo ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols.To introduce measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients, ensuring the formal reporting and recoding of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy Inpatient Pain CNS /April 2026To assist in developing assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients who present with the most complex needs are referred to the appropriated specialist including patients and families who require more in-depth support and counsellingTo actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements To work in line with and contribute to local delivery of national care standards. ## Responsibilities The Hillingdon Hospital Title:                                                   Inpatient Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist. Band:                                                  7 (will consider band 6 developmental post) Hours:                                                 37.5 Professional Accountability:            lead divisional nurse planned care. Managerial Accountability:             Services Manager for Pain. Reports to:                                         Lead pain specialist Nurse Clinical Accountability:                    Consultant Anaesthetist Inpatient Pain, Inpatient Clinical Nurse Specialists. Ø  To work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner and effectively deliver an expert nursing service within the specialist area Ø  To effectively manage a caseload of patients/clients Ø  To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support Ø  To assist in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines Ø  To establish clear lines of communication within the specialty team to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients Ø  To link with healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in all healthcare settings 1. Main Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Practice Ø  To assist in the delivery of an advanced specialist nursing service for people with acute/chronic pain conditions. Ø  To lead by example Ø  Be recognised as an expert in their field holding additional qualifications / specialist knowledge and expertise. Ø  To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatment Ø  To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This can include: Ø  Managing a patient caseload Ø  Making and receiving referrals Ø  Undertake holistic needs assessment Ø  To work autonomously by accepting responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s records. Ø  To be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality nursing care Ø  To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment Ø  To attend and co-ordinate MDT meetings if appropriate to the role ensuring all patients are represented Ø  To deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication Ø  To participate in the identification of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service Ø  To ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols. Ø  To introduce measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients, ensuring the formal reporting and recoding of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy Ø  To assist in developing assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients who present with the most complex needs are referred to the appropriated specialist including patients and families who require more in-depth support and counselling Ø  To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements Ø  To work in line with and contribute to local delivery of national care standards. 2.    Education and Research Ø  To produce and provide all patients with relevant and accessible written information regarding their pain management and treatment in accordance with Trust standards Ø  To plan and deliver formal teaching programmes, working in close collaboration with the lead pain specialist nurse. Ø  To work with other clinical staff to identify knowledge gaps in relation to specialist patients and ensure staff are appropriately educated Ø  To contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team Ø   To actively participate in educational events provided by the Trust. Ø   To attend meetings and conferences as appropriate ensuring that you are fully conversant with current issues both within the Trust and within pain management, locally and nationally Ø  Provide effective teaching to individual patients and their families. Ø  Promote an environment where development and learning is encouraged and valued. Teach and develop knowledge and skills of other staff through formal and informal training programmes organised on a continuum. Ø  Contribute to the development of educational materials and the development of practical skills as required by the Trust. Ø  Act as mentor to staff, offering expertise, guidance, support and education on pain management practice and professional supervision. Ø  Take an active role in professional networks to ensure the exchange of knowledge and ideas, both locally and nationally. Ø  Oversee staff have completed competencies relating to pain management within the wider Trust setting, based on the needs of patients, to ensure that staff are equipped to care for patients. 3.  Leadership/ Managerial responsibilities Ø  To liaise effectively with all other disciplines within the Trust and at local level. Ø  To actively contribute to any relevant initiatives within the care group and provide support to colleagues and Lead clinical nurse specialist. Ø  To contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model. Ø   To comply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensuring the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy Ø  To utilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular activity analysis reports Ø  Maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested. Ensure that confidentiality of information is adhered to and NMC standards are met. Ø   To participate in the evaluation of the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinical excellence and value for money. Ø  To ensure the best use of available resources is used within agreed budget t 4.    Personal Professional Responsibilities Ø  Maintain own personal and professional development and reflect upon practice to meet needs of NMC revalidation. Critically reflect on own performance through clinical supervision. Ø  Participate in Individual Performance Review and maintain continued professional development. Ø  Keep up to date with publications, guidelines and recommendations of professional bodies and specialist pain societies. Ø  Work within the guidelines established by the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and Trust guidelines. Ø  Ensure own professional knowledge remains current and is reflective of changes and innovations in practice. Ø  Ensure all statutory and mandatory training is completed in accordance with Trust policy. Ø  To be working towards higher degree or equivalent \[if not already achieved\]. 5.  Miscellaneous Ø  The Hillingdon Hospital has a no-smoking policy: smoking will only be        allowed in the designated areas. Ø  All employees must comply with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy and must not discriminate on the grounds of sex, colour, race, ethnic or national   origins, marital status, age disability or sexual orientation. Ø  All employees are subject to the Data Protection Act and must maintain strict confidentiality in respect of patients and staff records. Ø  This job description is not exhaustive but reflects the level of competencies needed to fulfil the role. The job description is subject to change and development in consultation with the post-holder to take into account changes within the service. 6. Health and Safety Ø  All employees are subject to the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder is required to ensure, as an employee, that his/her methods do not endanger other people or themselves. Ø  At all other times promote the safety and well being of patients, staff and any other persons on the ward. Ø  Maintain own and others awareness and compliance with Trust policies and Ø  Procedures relating to Health and safety. Department Chart or Reporting Structure of the post: Divisional Director of Nursing Band 8a CNS inpatient pain service Band 6/7 CNS inpatient pain service Hours:             37.5 Holidays: ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - Recognised teaching qualification or evidence of teaching and mentoring at an advanced level - Evidence of relevant continued professional development. - An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification (as above) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area - Evidence of development of advanced knowledge in pain management. - Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. - Expert knowledge of best practice within speciality./Keen to develop - Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 187.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10317591) - [person specification (pdf, 118.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10317592) - [culture & values - cares behaviours (pdf, 155.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1043) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.