Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain Management

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care institution is seeking an experienced Band 7 Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist to join its expanding Pain Management Service. In this role, you will provide expert care and clinical leadership, support patient needs across multiple hospital sites in London, and contribute to service improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in pain management and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive employee benefits

Qualifications

• Experience at Band 6 or above in pain management, palliative care, critical care, or oncology.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Ability to lead and influence change.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care for inpatients and outpatients in pain management.
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to nursing staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient care.

Skills

Expertise in pain management

Clinical leadership

Educational initiatives

Evidence-based practice

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult Nursing)

Degree level study

Teaching, assessing and mentoring qualification

Job description

Job summary

The Pain Management Service at The Royal Marsden Hospital is expanding, and we are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse to join our team as a Band 7 Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist. In this key role, you will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, using your clinical expertise to deliver and co-ordinate high-quality care for both inpatients and outpatients clinics across our two hospital sites in Chelsea (London) and Sutton (Surrey). You will deliver advanced clinical assessment and management, while also supporting staff development through both formal and informal education. In addition, you will play a key role in service improvement by contributing to audits, research, and quality enhancement initiatives. For internal candidates, a secondment opportunity may be considered. Please discuss this with your direct line manager prior to submitting your application form.

The successful applicant will be primarily based at their preferred site; however, flexibility to work across both locations in accordance with service requirements will be expected.

For further details / informal visits contact: Roya Hejazi, Lead Nurse in Pain Management [e-mail] on Ext 1715 or Yara Osman De Oliveira, Matron CCU , Outrech , resus and and Pain Team, [e-mail] , 02078528860 Ext 1679

Main duties of the job

• To serve as an expert in pain management and offer comprehensive pain services across the Trust, through evidence-based practices, educational initiatives, and the development of policies and guidelines.
• To provide clinical leadership to nursing staff and offering expert professional guidance to various professionals, multidisciplinary teams, as well as acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
• To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within pain management.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To sustain a high-quality specialist service for the patient, from diagnosis through all stages of the disease and actively provide optimum liaison and continuity of care.
• In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to formulate and/or revise relevant policies and to regularly review these following change/implementations.
• To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust.
• In conjunction with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to develop assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients with complex needs are referred to the appropriate specialist/s.
• To lead clinical care by providing expert assessment, planning, evaluation and support skills in all aspects of pain management.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential:

• Registered Nurse (Adult Nursing)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Teaching, assessing and mentoring qualification.
• Evidence of degree level studies in specific pain related subjects/ qualification in oncology

Desirable:

• Advanced physical assessment course/ Independent nurse prescriber.
• Relevant MSc level of learning or working towards/ Evidence of research in pain management/Publications.

Experience

Essential:

• Band 7 applicants: Experience at Band 6 or above in one or more of the following specialties: pain management, palliative care, critical care, recovery or oncology. Band 6 (Developing Role) applicants: Sufficient experience as band 5 or above in a surgical ward, critical care, or recovery setting within oncology.
• Able to conduct reflective practice and participate in clinical supervision.
• To be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job.
• Ability / experience of developing skills of others through a range of teaching / training methods.
• Ability to lead and influence change.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.