Specialist Nurse - Pain Service

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Pain Management Nurse to join our team in Oxford at the Churchill Hospital, part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

• Participate in the development and provision of Pain Management services both inpatient and outpatient across the Trust.
• Provide high‑quality, effective, and individualised pain‑management advice to all patients in a compassionate manner.
• Independently assess patients’ care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate care plans with supervision where required.
• Assist in the development and continuation of Trust‑wide training and education programmes.
• Support the implementation of national and Trust‑wide policies, guidelines and standards for pain management and benchmark practice through quality audit.
• Deputise for Senior Specialist Nurses (SSN) or Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) during staff shortages or in line with professional development.
• Help run the outpatient pain clinics and support pain intervention procedures, including x‑ray procedures.
• Work flexibly across the Pain Management Service and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• First‑level degree (HEI Level 5 or
  6) in the undergraduate base profession.
• Demonstrable evidence of ability to complete postgraduate study at Level 6 or 7.
• Appropriate UK professional registration.

• Supervision, mentoring or facilitating workplace learning qualification.
• Evidence of educational development within pain management (specialist pain course or equivalent experience).
• Knowledge or transferable skills relevant to the Pain Management Service.
• Experience of team leadership or management skills.
• Evidence of excellent clinical and practical skills.
• Experience of clinical governance practices, audit, service evaluation or quality improvement.
• Existing technical clinical procedural skills relevant to pain management.
• Commitment to studying for required postgraduate training.
• Evidence of delivering educational teaching and associated evaluations.
• Evidence of effective teamwork as part of a multi‑disciplinary professional team.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist services across four hospitals. Our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence guide all clinical care.