An exciting opportunity has risen to join the pain service at St Richards, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals where the team will support you in developing into an autonomous clinical nurse specialist in pain management.
We are looking for an experienced staff nurse who has worked within the acute sector and has a proven track record of being dynamic and highly motivated. We are looking for someone who welcome opportunities for further develop their clinical skills and take on further academic studying.
The post holder will be working at Southlands, Worthing and St Richards hospital sites throughout the week. The Trust do offer a staff bus for transport between sites.
The post holder will develop into an advanced specialist nurse providing clinical expertise, professional advice, support, guidance and education to patients, carers and staff on pain management issues. Following training the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will be expected to practice autonomously, provide expert and holistic nursing care, support and empower all healthcare professionals and patients, by providing leadership, delegating responsibility, authority, and accountability on pain management issues by provision of education, specialist advice and clinical expertise. Education is a significant component of the Clinical Nurse Specialist's role. Will offer a positive attitude to the continual improvement of the service underpinned by research, evidence-based practice and audit. Consequently, support the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist in development of the service provision. The post holder must agree to undertake the non-medical prescribing course when deemed appropriate.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
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