We are looking to recruit a part-time clinical nurse specialist to join our growing team.

This role will be working primarily in Brighton and Hove, with opportunities to undertake work across Central Sussex with teams in Mid-Sussex and Horsham. Our varied team consists of specialists from a range of professional backgrounds including psychologist, consultants, pharmacists, physiotherapists and nurses. The pain pathway is being developed with MDT and patient partner involvement.

SMSKP Central is a unique organisation that seeks to bring together the best of our local healthcare and specialist orthopaedic, pain and rheumatology knowledge to deliver quality care for all patients according to their specific needs. Our approach to care is to put patients at the heart of their decision making.

We are looking for people who want to work in partnership with patients to help them understand and manage their long-term needs. Central to this is the focus on identifying what truly matters to our patients using motivational interviewing and shared decision making, providing patients with the information they need to be able to make informed decisions about their journey. We work to ensure that our culture is one that allows everyone to come to work as their ‘whole selves’ and we are looking for interested candidates who want to treat patients in the same way.

As part of the wider pain team you will have opportunities for personal development as well as service development. You will be fully supported in your clinical practice, through case reviews, supported learning and development. You will engage with patients through one to one treatments and assisting with the running of our pain management programmes.

This would suit someone who has had some experience of working with people with chronic pain, and would like to develop your interest further.

We offer a good training programme for staff and the service is well supported to deliver patient centred care by our Personalised Care Lead and Patient Director.

What next

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

To apply for the role, please submit an application.

Closing date 15/01/2021

Interview date 22/01/2021

Contact for any questions/ informal visits, please contact karencox1@nhs.net

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