Specialist Pain Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse to join their pain service team. The successful candidate will manage inpatient services, provide line management to junior staff, and develop teaching sessions. This role requires a non-medical prescribing qualification and a solid clinical background in pain management. A commitment to professional development and flexibility in work are essential. Closing date for applications is 21 October 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience at band 6 in the specialty.
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice.
• Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes.
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the inpatient service at the Oxford road site.
• Develop and deliver excellent care for patients.
• Provide line management duties for junior staff.
• Support pain service staff across all sites.
• Evaluate effectiveness of teaching sessions.

Skills

Advanced interpersonal skills

Teaching aptitude

Clinical skills in pain management

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Education

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Speciality qualification

Masters or working towards a masters

Teaching qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Clinical information systems

Databases and spreadsheets

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join the Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) pain service. The MFT pain service is a well-established multidisciplinary team incorporating the roles of highly skilled nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, and pain consultants across the spectrum of acute and chronic pain.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS Acute Hospital Trusts in the UK, comprising ten hospitals and a multitude of local, regional and national clinical services. The Trust is a major tertiary referral centre for medical and surgical specialties. Clinical & Scientific Services provides services to support these including the Manchester Adult Inpatient Pain Management Service.

This post will be predominantly based at the Oxford road site, however, as the inpatient and outpatient services work closely together, support and advise may be required across all aspects of the service and across all the sites.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside the current band 7 post holder, to manage the inpatient service on the oxford road site. The successful candidate will work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver excellent care for patients. They will also provide line management duties for junior members of staff within the team, as well as providing support for pain service staff across site. They will require experience of developing teaching sessions and eLearning modules as well as regular evaluation of their effectiveness. Excellent aptitude for teaching as well as advanced interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The ideal candidate will have a solid knowledge base and clinical skills in pain management. A non-medical prescribing qualification is essential for this role so the ideal candidate will currently meet this criteria. They will need to be flexible, self-motivated and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. Their on-going professional development will be actively encouraged and supported.

Job responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the job include managing the inpatient service, developing and delivering excellent care for patients, providing line management duties, and supporting pain service staff across site. For more information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Speciality qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Non medical prescribing
• Masters or working towards masters in related subject

Experience

• Experience at band 6 in the specialty
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
• Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level.
• Evidence of excellent clinical record
• Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment
• Maintained development of clinical leadership skills
• Implementation of audit/research recommendations
• Further evidence of continued leadership development e.g. RCN programme
• Evidence of significant involvement in change management

IM&T

• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Good knowledge of clinical information systems
• Competent in databases and spreadsheets

Audit & Research

• Completed course/module in research methods
• Evidence of audit's undertaken and outcomes
• Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
• Evidence of participation in research projects
• Published in peer reviewed journals

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.

The closing date for this job is 21 October 2025.