Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Headache

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in London as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner specializing in headache management. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, provide expert care, and develop clinical protocols, all while contributing to patient-centered service transformation.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Specialist skills in assessing and treating headache patients.
• Experience in managing clinical environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment and management of headache patients.
• Develop clinical guidance for headache care.
• Support education initiatives in headache management.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Excellence

Evidence-Based Practice

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced specialist headache nurse to lead the headache CNS team as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

The Headache service, within Neurology and Pain Management, diagnoses and treats complex headache disorders, chronic migraine, and facial pain conditions. It offers specialist clinics including general headache, TACS, facial pain, CSF pressure disorders, CGRP, Greater Occipital Nerve, Botox injections, and tertiary headache.

The successful candidate will work as a senior member of the multidisciplinary headache team, leading nurse specialist teams across the two headache services. This role is part of a broader transformation programme aimed at merging these services into a streamlined, patient-centred model of care.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Headache is a registered nurse with specialist skills in assessing and treating patients, managing the clinical environment, and making autonomous clinical decisions in collaboration with neurologists and service managers.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Providing expert assessment and management of headache and migraine patients.
2. Developing clinical guidance and protocols for headache care.
3. Supporting education and research initiatives in headache management.
4. Collaborating across departments to ensure seamless patient care.

Essential qualities include maintaining clinical excellence, evidence-based practice, and excellent communication skills. The role offers opportunities for professional development at local, national, and international levels.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is a leading healthcare provider in London, affiliated with King’s College London, and committed to diversity and excellence in patient care and staff development.

For further information or informal discussions, contact:

Name: Hazel Steele
Job Title: Matron
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone] (ext 59581)