Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust seeks an experienced registered children's nurse for a secondment opportunity in the Pain Management team. The 'Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist' will coordinate pain management strategies and work with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes. Join a diverse team dedicated to providing world-class healthcare and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered Child Nurse with up-to-date clinical knowledge.
• Experience in supervising and mentoring clinical staff.
• Ability to implement change and innovate.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert nursing care in pain management at Nottingham Children's Hospital.
• Support development of individualized care pathways.
• Contribute to clinical guidelines and pain service improvements.

Skills

Clinical knowledge of paediatrics

Professional decision making

Understanding of risk management

Education

Registered Nurse Child

Teaching qualification

Non-medical prescribing

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered children's nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Pain Management team

The vacancy currently is available on a 6 month secondment.

The successful candidate will join a well established multidisciplinary team working collaboratively to deliver holistic and evidence based pain care across Nottingham Children Hospital.

Main duties of the job

As a 'Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist' you will play a pivotal role in assessing, managing and co-ordinating evidence-based pain management strategies across inpatient wards at Nottingham Children's Hospital.

You will work closely with paediatricians, anaesthetists,psychologists and allied health professional to ensure the best possible outcomes for your young patients.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and personal specification:

• Deliver expert nursing input into pain assessment and management plans across Nottingham Children's Hospital.
• Support the development of individualised care pathways for children and young people.
• Provide advice, training and support to nursing and medical colleagues, patients and their families.
• Contribute to the development, audit and review of clinical guidelines and pain service improvements.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Child
• Demonstrable teaching qualification
• Non-medical prescribing.

Skills and Knowledge

• Up to date clinical knowledge of general paediatrics
• • Demonstrate professional autonomy and exhibit effective decision making skills.
• • Understanding of risk management/clinical governance.

Communication

• Evidence of supervising and mentoring other clinical staff
• Able to implement change and innovation

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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