Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 11 June 2025

Job summary

To provide high quality patient services and care to the Chronic Pain Management Service as part of MSK Care group and to patients throughout the Trust.

To provide clinical nursing advice and education within Chronic Pain services.

To act as a source of advice and knowledge to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

To work within the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of optimal care throughout all aspects of the patients care pathway and in all clinical settings.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality patient care, acting as a role model for nursing practice across the speciality and Trust.

To provide clinical nursing advice and education within Chronic Pain services.

To act as a source of advice and knowledge for patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

To work within the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of optimal care throughout all aspects of the patients care pathway and in all clinical settings.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

190-0377-DIR

Job locations

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (valid with NMC and Pin in place)
  • MSc in Chronic pain or significant experience and willingness to work toward the MSc Programme
  • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.

Desirable

  • Audit / Research experience

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of Chronic pain management and evidence of working autonomously as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Chronic Pain
  • Evidence of management experience

Desirable

  • Audit / Research experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Successful completion of Core, Relevant Specialist and Management Competencies appropriate to the role
  • Commitment to continuous personal development
  • Effective teaching skills (informal and formal)
  • Non-medical prescriber

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Ability to review Performance and use of reflective practice for self-development
  • Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework

Other factors

Essential

  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the system
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (valid with NMC and Pin in place)
  • MSc in Chronic pain or significant experience and willingness to work toward the MSc Programme
  • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.

Desirable

  • Audit / Research experience

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of Chronic pain management and evidence of working autonomously as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Chronic Pain
  • Evidence of management experience

Desirable

  • Audit / Research experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Successful completion of Core, Relevant Specialist and Management Competencies appropriate to the role
  • Commitment to continuous personal development
  • Effective teaching skills (informal and formal)
  • Non-medical prescriber

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Ability to review Performance and use of reflective practice for self-development
  • Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework

Other factors

Essential

  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Kelly Billing

kelly.billing@nhs.net

01143052100

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

190-0377-DIR

Job locations

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Supporting documents

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