Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management

at  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the Royal Marsden Hospital Pain Management Team as Band 7 Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist. This will be across both sites (one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey).
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will work as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team using your clinical expertise to co-ordinate high quality care and treatment of patients requiring pain services. This will include supporting both for in-patients and for outpatient clinic across both sites.
The role will include provision of formal and informal education and participation in audit and research projects. The successful applicants will be required to work across both sites .

FOR FURTHER DETAILS / INFORMAL VISITS CONTACT:

Roya Hejazi, Lead Nurse in Pain Management Roya.Hejazi@rmh.nhs.uk on Ext 1715 or Yara Osman De Oliveira, Matron CCU , Outrech , resus and and Pain Team, Yara.OsmanDeOliveira@rmh.nhs.uk , 02078528860 Ext 1679
The Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management plays a crucial role in enhancing the delivery of pain management services across the Trust, operating within both inpatient and outpatient pain service settings. Their responsibilities include assessing and managing acute, persistent, and complex pain among inpatients, as well as providing support to specialised pain clinics such as those addressing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, neuromodulation, and capsaicin services.
In their capacity as the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain, they will facilitate the provision of an efficient, safe, and effective pain management service across both sites.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
To sustain a high-quality specialist service for the patient, from diagnosis through all stages of the disease and actively provide optimum liaison and continuity of care.
In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to formulate and/or revise relevant policies and to regularly review these following change/implementations.
To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust.
In conjunction with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to develop assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients with complex needs are referred to the appropriate specialist/s.
To lead clinical care by providing expert assessment, planning, evaluation and support skills in all aspects of pain management.
To provide medical and surgical teams with individualised pain management plans for both acute and complex pain referrals. These plans are to encompass guidance on suitable drug administration, inclusive of dosages, as well as information on non-pharmacological management techniques

Please refer the Job description for details