Band 7, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Abergele; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major health organization in Wales is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join its Persistent Pain Management Service at Abergele Hospital. The successful candidate will act as a consultative specialist, lead multidisciplinary audits, and educate patients on pain management techniques. This role involves inter-disciplinary collaboration to effectively address complex pain management issues. The organization is committed to equality and diversity, offering family-friendly benefits and work-life balance policies.

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Highly experienced nurse with pain management experience.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary audits.
• Effective communication strategies to manage complex information.

Responsibilities

• Act as consultative specialist resource for persistent pain management.
• Educate patients and their family on pain management techniques.
• Supervise multidisciplinary audits in pain management.

Skills

Autonomous case-load handling

Collaborative multidisciplinary team working

Experience with group working

Job description

Job Overview

Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Persistent Pain Management Service at Abergele Hospital, with required runs of clinics at other central service sites including Rhyl and Deeside.

Responsibilities

• Act as consultative specialist resource for persistent pain management and link with all members of the health care team within the trust and primary health care team.
• Develop effective communication strategies to enable inter‑disciplinary working involving highly complex information and manage significant barriers.
• Lead, supervise and support multidisciplinary audits in the field of persistent pain management.
• Educate patients (and their family) on management of their pain and techniques used to control their pain on a daily basis.

Qualifications & Experience

Highly experienced nurse with pain management experience, autonomous case‑load handling, collaborative multidisciplinary team working and experience of group working would be beneficial.

Benefits & Employer Information

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000 across North Wales. The organisation is proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We offer family‑friendly benefits, work‑life balance policies and are committed to promoting equality and diversity. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment‑related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.