Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification: 1.1 To serve as an expert in pain management and offer comprehensive pain services across the Trust, through evidence-based practices, educational initiatives, and the development of policies and guidelines. 1.2 To provide clinical leadership to nursing staff and offering expert professional guidance to various professionals, multidisciplinary teams, as well as acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff. 1.3 To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within pain management. 1.4 To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service. 2.1 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. 2.2 In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to formulate and/or revise relevant policies and to regularly review these following change/implementations. 2.3 To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust. 2.4 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. Job description Job responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification: 1.1 To serve as an expert in pain management and offer comprehensive pain services across the Trust, through evidence-based practices, educational initiatives, and the development of policies and guidelines. 1.2 To provide clinical leadership to nursing staff and offering expert professional guidance to various professionals, multidisciplinary teams, as well as acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff. 1.3 To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within pain management. 1.4 To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service. 2.1 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. 2.2 In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to formulate and/or revise relevant policies and to regularly review these following change/implementations. 2.3 To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust. 2.4 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.