Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Endoscopy Unit

Job overview

An exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and experienced Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join the Pain Team at the Denmark Hill site of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The suitable candidate will have relevant experience as a Band 7 Pain Management CNS, together with a master’s qualification in Pain management, or in Advanced Clinical Practice with post-graduate Pain modules. You will be a non-medical prescriber or be working towards this qualification.

As the Lead Nurse for the Pain Service, you lead on the provision of high-quality pain management in both inpatient and outpatient settings on the Denmark Hill site. Inpatient settings include the Trauma Centre, Liver Transplant Unit, Haematology, general surgical and medical wards, and outpatient areas. The Pain Service is in the process of re-establishing nurse-led outpatient clinics, and you will have the opportunity to lead and co-ordinate this process.

You will be joining a friendly clinical team with a vision to develop the Pain Service across the hospital at Denmark Hill. The Trust is committed to supporting all staff to develop to their full professional potential. Access to appropriate continuing professional development will be supported, within service constraints, as part of the annual appraisal process.

Main duties of the job

As a Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will:

· Be responsible for leading, coordinating and developing a high-quality nursing Pain Service at the Denmark Hill site. You will develop standards, policies and pathways for clinical improvement. You will lead on audit, research and education relevant to the whole service. You will maintain an overview of governance and identify trends for service development

· Be responsible for the professional, operational, and line management of the Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Pain Service at the Denmark Hill site, in accordance with the relevant Trust policies. You will act as a role model for all clinical staff

· Lead on the delivery of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research evidence and guidelines. Provide expert advice to clinical staff caring for patients referred to the service

· Ensure that there are clear lines of communication within the Pain Service to facilitate the cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients

· Work to develop a culture within the Pain Service where the Trust values and vision are integrated into the team practice

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.