Job summaryThe Band 7 Specialist Nurse for Pain Services will provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing care for patients with acute, chronic and complex pain conditions across University Hospitals Tees (UHT). The post holder will function as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking advanced pain assessment, formulating and implementing evidence-based pain management plans, and delivering nurse-led services across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
The post holder will lead service development, quality improvement, education, audit and research activities within Pain Services, whilst providing professional and clinical leadership to nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues. They will act as a key resource for pain management across UHT, ensuring delivery of safe, effective, patient-centred care that supports excellent patient outcomes and aligns with national standards and organisational priorities.
Main duties of the jobThe Pain Services across UHT provides multiple cross site services to help support patients who have
- Long-term (chronic) pain lasting months or years
- Back and neck pain
- Nerve pain
- Joint and musculoskeletal pain
- Pain after surgery
- Complex pain conditions that affect day-to-day life
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior nurse who can demonstrate the ability to lead and motivate staff. You will be a team player with good communication and organisational skills and clinical management experience. You will have a positive can-do attitude and always striving for the best for your patients and nursing staff.
About usSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.Job responsibilitiesPlease see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.Person SpecificationQualifications & TrainingEssential- NMC registered/GDC Registration
- Degree/diploma in Nursing plus specialist training to master's level
- Physical Assessment Skills
- Demonstrable experience in management, including direct line management responsibility
- Non-Medical Prescribing to work towards
ExperienceEssential- Significant post-registration experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
- Experience working within Pain Management, Palliative Care, Anaesthetics, Neurosciences, Rheumatology, or related specialties.
- Evidence of managing patients with complex pain conditions
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of service development and quality improvement
Desirable- Research and audit experience.
Knowledge & SkillsEssential- Evidence of ongoing professional, academic and clinical development
- Advanced knowledge of acute and chronic pain management, including analgesic pharmacology, medicines optimisation and the biopsychosocial model of care.
- Comprehensive understanding of clinical governance, safeguarding, risk management, audit, research and evidence-based practice.
- Knowledge of national pain management guidance, quality standards and quality improvement methodologies.
- Excellent clinical assessment, analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage complex caseloads autonomously
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently whilst providing professional leadership and support to the wider multidisciplinary team.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
