Job summary
- Main area
- Pain Management Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 381-SS-7196278
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Health Campus
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain Management
NHS AfC: Band 7
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and reliable Clinical Nurse Specialist within Pain Management. We are looking for a person to join our innovative team , which covers all aspects of pain management.
The ideal candidate will be a current Band 6 or 7 nurse with significant experience in Pain Management, and hold a non-medical prescribing qualification and an MSc in Pain Management or demonstrate a willingness to undertake.
You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as be able to demonstrate experience of dealing with people from a variety of backgrounds. Evidence of formal teaching skills is also essential.
In return we will offer you an extremely friendly, supportive working environment in a forward-thinking pain service, which strongly encourages and assists personal and professional development within this specialty.
Main duties of the job
Chronic pain Clinics and Nurse-led Clinics
Acute pain ward rounds
Audit and research
Education and Training for health professional and patients
Day- to-day management of the service alongside other Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the management and development of pain management across the Trust ensuring that the service is delivered equitably and to a consistently high standard. This may include the management of a caseload of patients.
The post holders own practice should be developed to an advanced level, whereby the clinical nurse specialist can directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management related to the patient in pain by providing specialist knowledge/advice.
Apply the principles of therapeutic and safe prescribing.
Function at an higher level of practice as part of the multidisciplinary team to support pain services delivered.
The post holder will ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, prioritising and utilising research in every day practice. They will also develop and deliver a programme of practice development for staff in the Trust.
The post holder will assume elements of management responsibility as well as acting as a change agent within the multidisciplinary team.
When visiting patients with complex Pain Management needs, the post holder must recognise that he/she is not the primary carer, but must seek to equip the primary carer with the required skills and knowledge, so that the highest standards of care can be made available to the maximum number of patients.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with patients with both acute and chronic pain
- Significant proven experience within Pain Management setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level nurse
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Teaching Qualification
- MSc in Pain Management or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Leadership course
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Allison Rogers
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Nurse Pain Mangement
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07939233569
- Additional information
Maxine Davies - [email protected]
Sarah Benham - [email protected]
Lynne Harrison - lynneharrison @nhs.net
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