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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.

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.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

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. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Oct 2025