Clinical Nurse Specialist - Acute Pain
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Pain Team. You will manage patients with acute and complex pain needs primarily in the inpatient setting, providing support to outpatient teams. The role involves delivering safe and effective care, optimising patient quality of life, and educating clinical staff. You will also provide clinical leadership and expert advice to healthcare professionals, patients, and carers.
Essential criteria
- NMC
- Evidence of Degree or Masters level qualification or working towards
- Recognised teaching / mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience of teaching
Desirable criteria
- Non- Medical Prescribing Qualification
- Advanced communication skills
- Post basic qualification in pain management
- Previous pain management
- Experience post registration plus previous experience within the pain management specialty at Band 6 and above.
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Experience post registration plus previous experience within the pain management specialty at Band 6 and above.
- Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
- Leadership and management experience
- Leadership skills
- Excellent communication verbal /written / interpersonal skills
- Organisation skills
- Advanced communication skills
- Other Factors
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Evidence of good attendance record
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult situations
- Active member of clinical specialist groups - the British pain Society
- Familiar with Trust computer system
- NMC
- Evidence of Degree or Masters level qualification or working towards
- Recognised teaching / mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience of teaching
- Non- Medical Prescribing Qualification
- Advanced communication skills
- Post basic qualification in pain management
- Previous pain management
- Experience post registration plus previous experience within the pain management specialty at Band 6 and above.
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Experience post registration plus previous experience within the pain management specialty at Band 6 and above.
- Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
- Leadership and management experience
- Leadership skills
- Excellent communication verbal /written / interpersonal skills
- Organisation skills
- Advanced communication skills
- Other Factors
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Evidence of good attendance record
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult situations
- Active member of clinical specialist groups - the British pain Society
- Familiar with Trust computer system
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain Management Band 6 - 37.5 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pain Team as a full time substantive Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist.
As Clinical Nurse Specialist you will have a central role within the team, managing patients with acute pain and complex pain needs. You will be working primarily within the inpatient setting, as well as providing support to the outpatient teams to deliver safe and effective care to optimise and improve patients' quality of life. Education to all members of the clinical team will be part of this specialist role.
Working as part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will use your knowledge and experience to lead on the development and delivery of all aspects of our acute pain service - providing clinical leadership to nursing staff and expert professional advice to other healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
The successful candidate will become an integral part of the pain team who strive to ensure a coordinated and multi-professional approach to diagnosis, treatment, planning and care provision for all patients and their families. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work alone as well as with the multidisciplinary team to deliver the highest standard of care.
Interview Date: To be Confirmed
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