Associate Pain Specialist Nurse

Main area Pain Management Grade 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job
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Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Hospital Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 22/09/2026

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The Associate Pain Specialist Nurse will work alongside the Lead Nurse for Pain Management and Pain Consultants, gaining specialist experience in pain management while helping in the provision of expert nursing interventions for patients and contributing towards the development and implementation of inpatient pain services in line with national priorities.

The team provides five-days a week service to inpatient patients at Whittington Hospital including post-operative patients, trauma patients and a wide range of patients having acute and acute on chronic pain. The team works in close co-operation with, and supports other clinical, nursing, medical and managerial colleagues. You will ensure effective communication throughout the Trust to develop and build working relationships with the MDT to facilitate high quality ‘best practice’ and evidence-based innovative care and management of patients with pain.

You will be responsible for contributing towards the day-to-day operational delivery of the Pain Services; therefore, you are expected to provide a visible, reliable and accessible leadership presence to whom patients and staff can turn for assistance, expert advice and support. Demonstrate good time management and organisational skills to deliver a flexible service that responds appropriately to unpredictable needs in line with professional codes of conduct and local policies and guidelines.

§ Develop knowledge of the different therapeutic interventions and strategies that can be utilised in the management of acute and/or chronic pain conditions and teach patients and relatives about their condition, treatment, and self-help options.

§ Carry a caseload and be responsible for providing specialist clinical advice and support to, and liaising with staff, patients and carers.

§ Contribute to the management of inpatient pain referrals received daily from different sources to ensure that patients are reviewed in a timely manner.

§ Make evidence-based, appropriate, and timely decisions about the management of patient care, by conducting assessment, planning and provision of specialist nursing advice and carrying out specialist nursing procedures in line with professional codes of conduct and local policies and guidelines within the wards, A&E and Acute Ambulatory Care, liaising…