Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Pain Management
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Cross Site working
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (You may be required to work late shifts and weekends and take part in an on-call rota. You may also be required to work your contracted hours across 7 days a week, including Bank Holidays.)
- Job ref
- 001-NMR146-0725
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital of Wales
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Pain Management Specialist Nurse
Band 7
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
We are looking for Clinical Nurse Specialists who have been working in Pain Management for a substantial period. It is essential that they have, or are working towards, a MSc and an independent prescribing qualification would also be desirable.
Main duties of the job
The Pain Management Service in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is looking for a keen, motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the established team. Applications are encouraged from Registered Nurses who, as a minimum requirement can demonstrate at least five years experience in surgical or peri-operative care and experience working in an Acute Pain Service. You will work as an autonomous practitioner providing clinical support, advice and education to the multidisciplinary team and patients across a diverse range of Adult and Paediatric clinical specialities.
The posts will primarily be based at University Hospital of Wales with a rotation to the University Hospital of Llandough. Applicants should therefore be car owners with a current driving licence.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main 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
Other
Essential criteria
- Evidence of personal and practice development
- Ability to work shifts and weekends
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to discuss the audit process
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of previous experience in clinical audit and research
- Ability to identify and manage clinical risk issues
- Experience in the development of clinical protocols and guidelines
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience in the care of patients receiving Intravenous Patient Controlled Analgesia, Epidural analgesia, intrathecal opiates and other sophisticated methods of pain control
Desirable criteria
- Experience in amending and troubleshooting different methods of pain control in paediatrics
- Experience in amending and troubleshooting different methods of pain control in adults
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience in acute adult nursing particularly general surgery
- Substantial experience of working in an Acute Pain Service
- Evidence of delivering formal and informal education to the multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of working with multidisciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Relevant published articles
- Evidence of benchmarking and networking regionally
- Evidence of policy / guideline development
- Evidence of mentoring and coaching
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current 1st level Registration with NMC
- BSc/BN Nursing
- Educated at Masters Level
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Independent Prescriber Qualification
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Roberts
- Job title
- Senior Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920 744548
- Additional information
Mandy. [email protected]
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