Clinical Nurse Specialist - Persistent Pain Management Service

NHS; Abergele; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Persistent Pain Management to provide expert care in multi-disciplinary teams. The role involves working independently with patients experiencing complex pain conditions. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in pain management, possess a relevant nursing degree, and be able to work flexibly across different sites including Abergele Hospital. This part-time position offers competitive compensation and valuable professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working within Persistent Pain or related clinical field.
• Teaching/assessing experience.
• Experience of working in a leadership role within a pain service.

Responsibilities

• Act as a consultative specialist resource for Persistent Pain management.
• Develop effective communication strategies for interdisciplinary working.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary audits in the field of Persistent Pain management.

Skills

Highly developed communication skills

Expert clinical Persistent Pain management skills

Ability to work independently

Counselling skills

IT competency

Education

Degree in nursing/Health and social care

UK NMC registration

Teaching/assessing qualification

MSc in Pain Management or Advanced Practice

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Persistent Pain Management Service

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Persistent Pain Management, Band 7, Maternity Cover Post (end date: 06/02/2027). 18hrs per week pro rata.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7, Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Persistent Pain Management Service within Central BCUHB. The post will be based in Abergele Hospital, however, the post-holder will be required to run clinics at other sites across the central service, currently including: Rhyl and Deeside.

We are seeking to appoint a highly experienced nurse with Pain Management experience to act as an expert resource whilst facilitating the development of the Persistent Pain Service. The successful applicant will provide expert care and knowledge for patients experiencing Persistent Pain within the Outpatient setting. They will be expected to work autonomously with an individual case-load as well as working collaboratively within a small friendly multidisciplinary team, including Pain Consultants, Psychologists, Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapists. Experience of group working would be beneficial. The post offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity for the post-holder to develop Continued Professional Development with support and training being provided by the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

Required to: Actas a consultative specialist resource for Persistent Pain management and link in with all members of the health care team within the trust and primary health care team.

Communication .

Required to: Develop effective communication strategies to enable inter-disciplinary working involving highly complex information and be able to manage significant barriers.

Research

The postholder will: Lead, supervise and support multidisciplinary audits in the field of Persistent Pain management.

Education

Required to:

Educate patients (and their family) on management of their pain and techniques used to control their pain on a daily basis.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation 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 . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant experience of working within Persistent Pain or related clinical field.
• Teaching/assessing experience
• Experience of working in a leadership role within a pain service.
• Counselling skills or other approved therapies training.
• Experience of group working.

Aptitude and Abilities

• Highly developed communication, organisational, judgement skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Expert clinical Persistent Pain management skills.
• IT competency (word processing / internet / database management).
• Ability to teach at post graduate level and provide clinical supervision.
• Ability to speak Welsh.

Values

• Highly motivated, autonomous practitioner.
• Multi-disciplinary team leader and worker.

Other

• Willing and able to study at MSc level
• Ability to travel between sites as necessary.
• Flexibility: the postholder may be required to work in multiple sites across BCUHB - Central.

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• UK NMC registration.
• Degree in nursing/Health and social care
• Teaching/assessing qualification.
• Agreement to study at MSC level.
• Theoretical and clinical knowledge in Persistent Pain.
• Evidence of Pain Management training and study.
• Ability to contribute to audit and research
• MSc in Pain Management or Advanced Practice.
• Evidence of study or similar qualification related to Pain Management Interventions e.g. Acupuncture, TENS, Tai Chi or Yoga.

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.

Clinical Nurse Specialist / Nurse Manager

£48,527 to £55,532 a yearper annum, pro rata