Job summary
- Main area
- Childrens Services
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Secondment/Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-E-257198
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for maternity leave cover (a secondment or 12 month fixed term), at CUH for a nurse with experience in paediatric rheumatology to join the Child and Adolescent East of England Rheumatology Service (CHEERS) in the role of clinical nurse specialist. To provide NHSE specialist commissioned paediatric rheumatology care for the East of England region. Our service is provided by closely linked expert teams in Cambridge and Norwich and a shared care network with outreach clinics.
Yiu will join a dynamic team with a fast growing service, fully committed to providing excellent care to the region's children and young people with rheumatology conditions. You will be the lead nurse based at Addenbrooke's hospital, joining a team with two consultants, physiotherapy, OT, psychology, research nurse, pharmacist and secretarial support. We work closely with our patients/parents to shape and improve our service and we are rated highly in both patient feedback and national benchmarking.
There will be opportunities to access training relevant to the speciality, build relationships across the east of England Network (CHEERS) and support service development. You will work closely with the paediatric rheumatology consultants to provide excellent care to children from across the region who attend for outpatient appointments, infusions and inpatient admissions as well as supporting outreach clinics.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a recognised expert in the specialty, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students
Responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care
Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21 September 2025
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 29 September 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN/ RN Child
- First Degree (or equivalent level) in nursing or health-related subject
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Evidence of on-going CPD
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate Diploma/ Degree/Masters
- Adult/RN Qualification
- Counselling qualification
- Independent and supplementary prescriber
- Clinical assessment skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with acute and chronically ill children/ young people
- Evidence of having worked collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate a commitment to teaching colleagues/ students and to mentorship
- Community experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of publications in nursing journals
- Experience as a clinical nurse specialist
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of the - Children Act - National Service Framework - Every Child Matters - Working together to Safeguard Children - NHS Plan
Desirable criteria
- Experience in developing care pathways and patient information
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Skills of diplomacy and negotiation
- Well-developed organisational and planning ability, able to prioritise and delegate
- Maintain a flexible attitude to change
- Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team and build good relationships
- Computer literate
- Ability to manage performance of staff, change management and conflict
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing conflict
- Competent in use of databases, spread sheets and PowerPoint
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct.
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Ability to collaborate with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation and external agencies
- Committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
- Able to motivate others
- To work flexibly as the role demands
- Able to travel as required for the role
- Current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust.
- Autonomous Practitioner
- Experience of audit and research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Lally
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07926071537
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