Job overview

It’s an exciting time to join Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. We are recruiting 2 band 6 Pain Nurse Specialists to join our dynamic team as we implement a 7 day pain service.  The Paediatric Pain team sits within the Division of, Paediatric Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Complex Medicine (Paediatric Oncology, Haematology, Stem Cell Transplant and Gene Therapy). This is an amazing opportunity to join the team as a pain nurse specialist providing clinical and professional leadership, strategic development, and quality improvement.

We’re looking for  motivated and passionate individuals to bring enthusiasm and excellence to our team which provides a broad range of high-quality, specialist services to our patients and supporting the team to be the best that they can be. The post holders will report to the Lead Nurse, providing visible leadership across a clinical service setting, monitoring and maintaining professional high standards. 

The post holders will be expected to provide clinical expertise and knowledge, demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment and management of the client group. 

There is a requirement for weekend working to cover the 7 day pain service

Main duties of the job

Permanent - Band 6 Children’s Pain Nurse

The Children’s Pain Team are looking for  committed individuals to join the team on a permanent basis.  

We are looking for someone who has a passion for improving Pain Management by accurately assessing pain, adopting a holistic approach whilst utilising both pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain strategies.

The successful applicant will need to be motivated and enthusiastic with good leadership and excellent communication skills. 

The  position will develop and expand existing teaching skills. 

Working for our organisation

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.