Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult Acute Pain Service

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced registered nurse to join the Bristol Adult Acute Pain Management Service. The team delivers a 5-day service from 8am to 5pm on weekdays, offering advice on all aspects of acute pain and complex needs across the Trust. You will be an integral part of our small, well established and supportive multidisciplinary team. Working in a fast paced inpatient setting, you will practice independently, provide specialist advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. There is a strong emphasis on regular patient contact and direct clinical care to ensure safety and efficacy of pain management techniques. By working cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and promoting effective liaisons, you will ensure the very best services to patients are provided at all times. The role is crucial in raising awareness and promoting a wider understanding of pain and pain management strategies, requiring you to be actively involved in staff and patient education. This is a real chance to develop professionally and to explore a specialist field within the nursing profession that is interesting, rewarding and inspiring. If you are interested in this opportunity, we would encourage you to arrange an informal visit.

• To independently manage a caseload of patients, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individual care needs in a manner that maintains and promotes quality and patient safety.
• To provide patients and their relatives/carers, nursing and medical staff with specialist advice and support to manage acute pain and complex symptoms in an acute hospital setting.
• To ensure safety and efficacy of pain management techniques by regular patient contact and direct clinical care.
• To regularly review the effectiveness of treatment plans and suggest changes as a result of new information or changes in a patient's condition.
• Give written and verbal advice, teaching patients and their relatives/carers.
• To contribute to safe and effective discharge planning.
• To work cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and promote effective liaisons ensuring that the very best services to patients are provided at all times.
• To act as a patients advocate (where necessary).
• In liaison with others, enable the development of staff caring for patients through support, formal/informal education and role modelling.
  
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.