Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain Management

Overview

The Pain Management Service at The Royal Marsden Hospital is expanding. We are offering an opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse to join as a Band 7 Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist. You will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering and coordinating high-quality care for inpatients and outpatients across two sites in Chelsea (London) and Sutton (Surrey). You will deliver advanced clinical assessment and management, support staff development through formal and informal education, and contribute to service improvement through audits, research and quality initiatives.

For internal candidates, a secondment may be considered after discussion with your line manager.

The successful applicant will be primarily based at their preferred site but must be flexible to work across both locations as required by service needs.

• Site:
  The Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea;
  Chelsea, SW3 6JJ
• Pay:
  Band 7, £56,276 to £63,176 per annum (Pro Rata for part-time)
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term, 12 months;
  Working pattern:
  Part-time

Contact Roya Hejazi, Lead Nurse in Pain Management,  or Ext 1715;
Yara Osman De Oliveira, Matron CCU, Outreach, Resus and Pain Team, Yar,  Ext 1679.

• 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 multidisciplinary teams, acting as a resource for patients, carers and staff.
• To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and contribute to the knowledge base that supports nursing practice within pain management.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronized specialist service.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. We employ over 4,500 staff and operate two hospitals (Chelsea and Sutton) plus a Medical Daycare Unit at Kingston Hospital. We are committed to excellence, ongoing development, flexible working where possible and clear career pathways.

Date posted: 20 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 7

Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year Pro Rata

Contract:

Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern:
Part-time

Reference number: 282-SB748-C

• 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 regularly review these following changes/implementations.
• To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust.
• In conjunction with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to develop assessment tools that ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so 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.

Education/Qualifications

• Essential:
  Registered Nurse (Adult Nursing)
• Essential:
  Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Essential:
  Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Essential:
  Teaching, assessing and mentoring qualification
• Essential:
  Evidence of degree level studies in specific pain-related subjects or qualification in oncology

• Desirable:
  Advanced physical assessment course / Independent nurse prescriber
• Desirable:
  Relevant MSc level of learning or working towards; evidence of research in pain management or publications

Experience

• Essential:
  Band 7 applicants – experience at Band 6 or above in pain management, palliative care, critical care, recovery or oncology;
  Band 6 (Developing Role) applicants – experience as Band 5 or above in surgical ward, critical care, or recovery within oncology
• Essential:
  Able to conduct reflective practice and participate in clinical supervision
• Essential:
  Confidence and competence in using the required skills to do the job
• Essential:
  Ability to develop skills of others through teaching/training methods
• Essential:
  Ability to lead and influence change

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) may be required.

UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea, SW3 6JJ

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