Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Pain

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Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

The Acute Pain Service provides specialist clinical leadership and support to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based pain management across inpatient areas.

The service supports the assessment, monitoring, and optimisation of pain management for patients with complex needs, including post-operative, acutely unwell, and high-risk patients. It provides expert guidance on analgesia prescribing, including opioid stewardship, regional techniques, and multimodal pain management approaches.

The team works collaboratively with medical, nursing, and multidisciplinary teams to:

• Improve consistency and safety of pain management
• Support early recognition of complications related to analgesia
• Facilitate timely recovery, mobilisation, and discharge
• Deliver education and competency development for ward staff

The service plays a key role in improving patient experience, reducing variation in care, and supporting delivery of safe, high-quality clinical outcomes in line with national standards and Trust priorities.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Provide specialist clinical assessment and management of patients with acute and complex pain across inpatient areas

Deliver expert advice on analgesia prescribing, including opioid stewardship, regional techniques, and multimodal pain management

Support early identification and management of complications related to pain and analgesia (e.g. over-sedation, respiratory compromise)
Work collaboratively with medical, nursing and MDT teams to optimise patient recovery, mobilisation, and discharge

Develop and embed evidence-based pain management protocols, guidelines, and pathways

Lead on education and training to improve staff competence and confidence in pain assessment and management

Contribute to patient safety improvement, reducing variation in care and preventable harm Participate in audit, quality improvement, and governance processes, including incident review and learning

Support delivery of key organisational priorities, including patient flow, reduced length of stay, and improved patient experience

• Act as a clinical expert and resource for pain management across the Trust
• Provide specialist advice and support to MDT colleagues, reducing variation in care
• Promote a culture of safe, personalised, patient-centred care
• Support escalation and clinical decision-making for complex patients

Deliver education and training to ward staff to improve pain management competence

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

The post holder will deliver expert, evidence-based acute pain management across inpatient services, providing specialist assessment, intervention and ongoing review for patients with complex pain needs.

Working autonomously and as part of the…