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Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist Chronic Pain
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 21.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-0377-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/06/2025 23:59

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

 

To provide high quality patient services and care to the Chronic Pain Management Service as part of MSK Care group and to patients throughout the Trust.

To provide clinical nursing advice and education within Chronic Pain services.

To act as a source of advice and knowledge to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

To work within the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of optimal care throughout all aspects of the patients care pathway and in all clinical settings.

Main duties of the job

 

To deliver high quality patient care, acting as a role model for nursing practice across the speciality and Trust.

To provide clinical nursing advice and education within Chronic Pain services.

To act as a source of advice and knowledge for patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

To work within the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of optimal care throughout all aspects of the patients care pathway and in all clinical settings.

Working for our organisation

 

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (valid with NMC and Pin in place)
  • MSc in Chronic pain or significant experience and willingness to work toward the MSc Programme
  • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
  • Audit / Research experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of Chronic pain management and evidence of working autonomously as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Chronic Pain
  • Evidence of management experience
Desirable criteria
  • Audit / Research experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Successful completion of Core, Relevant Specialist and Management Competencies appropriate to the role
  • Commitment to continuous personal development
  • Effective teaching skills (informal and formal)
  • Non-medical prescriber

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Ability to review Performance and use of reflective practice for self-development
  • Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework

Other factors

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the system

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kelly Billing
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 3052100
Additional information

Julie Cairnduff

Clinical Nurse Specialist / Team Leader

[email protected]

Telephone: 0114 2712493

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