Clinical Nurse Specialist (Pain)
Job Description:
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain
Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU - 5 mins walk from Earls Court underground, or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground.
Permanent Part Time (18.75hrs)
Circa. £27,330pa + fantastic benefits
Here you'll be welcomed. We chion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
At the Cromwell Hospital, you can be the nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority. Building a nursing career in London has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.
Role Overview
The Clinical Nurse Specialist is expected to support all areas of the service and work in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary pain team. The role would require you to manage inpatients with acute and chronic pain, using current analgesic techniques.
You'll Care for acutely unwell patients in surgical settings, demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills and work autonomously and as a team player, making independent decisions on pain management plans.
Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you'll serve as a role model for high standards of patient care.
You shall function autonomously with senior pain specialists' guidance, leading the pain team chions and ensuring out-of-hours care includes pain management plans.
Supporting registered nurses and pain team chions, you shall maintain high-quality patient care and provide specialist knowledge and education in pain management, contributing to audits and service improvement.
What you'll do:
Manage a caseload of inpatients with both acute and chronic pain.
Possess a working knowledge of current analgesic techniques.
Exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills for managing sensitive consultations.
Make independent decisions about patients' pain management plans.
Participate in audit and implement changes within the specialty.
What you'll bring:
Registered Nurse Adult/RGN (essential)
Substantial post-registration experience
Confident in teaching members of the MDT
Genuine interest in inpatient and paediatric pain management
Working knowledge of analgesic techniques (e.g., PCA, epidurals, local anaesthetic)
Teaching/training experience, evidence of continuing professional development
Why BUPA?
As a leading health insurer and healthcare provider, with the purpose to help people live longer, healthier happier lives, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into our care homes, health centres, dental practices, offices, and our hospital to provide better healthcare.
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It's important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically.
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you'll be eligible for:
Payment of Professional Registration Fees
Pro-Rata Annual Leave
Enhanced pension and life insurance
Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
Discounted access to online gym sessions
Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
Emotional wellbeing support
Access to family mental health line
Financial wellbeing channels
Diversity and Inclusion
The Cromwell Hospital is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to the Cromwell Hospital. We'll make sure you are treated fairly, regardless of disability or circumstance. That's why we're happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Whether you've found your feet or are discovering a new path.
Welcome to a place that celebrates you.
This isn't where you've been.
This is where you're going.
This is what we have belief in.
Get in touch or apply today! For more information, please contact Jack McCool on
Time Type:
Part time
Job Area:
Nursing & Theatres
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London
Gym membership, Company pension, Private dental insurance, Financial planning services, Health & wellbeing programme, Paid volunteer time, Transport links, Free flu jabs, Additional leave, Cycle to work scheme, Employee mentoring programme, Referral programme, Discounted or free food, Private medical insurance
