Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain Management

The Pain Management Service at The Royal Marsden Hospital is expanding, and we are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse to join our team as a Band 7 Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist. In this key role, you will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, using your clinical expertise to deliver and co-ordinate high-quality care for both inpatients and outpatients clinics across our two hospital sites in Chelsea (London) and Sutton (Surrey). You will deliver advanced clinical assessment and management, while also supporting staff development through both formal and informal education. In addition, you will play a key role in service improvement by contributing to audits, research, and quality enhancement initiatives. For internal candidates, a secondment opportunity may be considered. Please discuss this with your direct line manager prior to submitting your application form. The successful applicant will be primarily based at their preferred site; however, flexibility to work across both locations in accordance with service requirements will be expected.

Contact For Further Details / Informal Visits: Contact Roya Hejazi, Lead Nurse in Pain Management on Ext 1715 or Yara Osman De Oliveira, Matron CCU, Outreach, resus and Pain Team, 02078528860 Ext 1679.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Pain Management plays a pivotal role in delivering and enhancing specialist pain management services across The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, supporting both inpatient and outpatient care at the Chelsea and Sutton sites. This advanced clinical role focuses on the assessment and management of acute, chronic, and complex pain in patients with cancer, including those referred to specialist clinics such as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, neuromodulation, and capsaicin services. As an expert practitioner, the CNS will provide direct patient care while also leading service development initiatives, promoting excellence in cancer pain management through clinical leadership, innovation, education, and research.

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 diverse 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• To provide clinical leadership to nursing staff and offer 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.
• To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within pain management.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service.
• To provide informal and formal teaching, for patients, staff and carers as relevant e.g. academic courses provided by The Trust/The Royal Marsden School.