Pain management lead nurse

This is a lead nurse post for the pain service at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, where the post holder acts as the clinical expert and professional resource for a multi-professional team. The role combines a specialist caseload and nurse-led clinics with line management of specialist and advanced nurse specialists, plus leading staff development across the speciality. It sits alongside lead clinicians, matrons and service managers, with work on service development, audit and governance.

Applicants need NMC registration, Master's-level specialist training and a recognised teaching qualification.

• Act as clinical expert, manage a specialist patient caseload and coordinate nurse-led clinics
• Lead, manage and provide visible guidance to specialist and advanced nurse specialists
• Work with clinical and management colleagues to develop services and improve quality and outcomes
• Manage staffing, skill mix, rotas, delegation, resources, sickness absence, recruitment and performance
• Monitor standards, ensure policy and guideline compliance, and lead clinical audit
• Support research and evidence-based practice
• Advocate for patients, involve patients and carers in care planning, and protect confidentiality and dignity
• Lead and contribute to education programmes, identify training needs and support students
• Lead investigations into incidents and complaints and prepare detailed reports and responses
• Promote patient safety, manage risk, recognise safeguarding concerns and meet health and safety requirements

• Registered nurse or midwife with a health-related degree or equivalent experience
• Specialist training to Master's-level equivalent
• Recognised teaching qualification

• NMC registration

• Extensive specialist and clinical experience, including autonomous advanced practice and in-depth knowledge of the clinical area
• Leadership and staff management experience
• Audit, research and evidence-based care experience

• Strong leadership and motivation
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Teaching and assessment skills
• Organisation and change management
• Root Cause Analysis skills
• Computer literacy

• Diplomatic, assertive and confident, with professional maturity
• Works independently and within a team, flexible and positive, recognises own limitations
• Occupational Health clearance

• Master's degree
• Prescribing qualification
• Research qualification
• Management qualification

• NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance
• Employee health and wellbeing services
• Onsite nurseries
• Childcare vouchers
• Home electronics schemes
• Working carers support
• Carer-friendly policies