Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 30.75 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered.)
- Job ref
- 180-E-CVA1208-RE
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital - Division
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/11/2026
Employer heading
Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Gastroenterology
Band 7
Job overview
Within children’s services at Cambridge University Hospitals we are dedicated to providing specialist, professional care to our patients and their families in a welcoming and committed atmosphere. Our work is wide ranging, and we are respected both locally and as a regional tertiary specialist treatment centre.
CUH provides excellent care across both medical and surgical specialities. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork.
We are seeking to recruit a clinical nurse specialist for our gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition team, specialising in inflammatory bowel disease in children and young people’s service within CUH. The post offers many opportunities to develop and shape the service, in addition to contributing to the senior nursing team across the trust.
As a clinical nurse in the service, you will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills as well as leading and influencing change. You will be motivated to make a positive difference to the child and family experience, maximising effective patient pathways and flow.
Main duties of the job
You should be a recognised expert in the specialty of gastroenterology, 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 attending ward rounds, 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.
Participating in specialist multidisciplinary teamwork focused on inflammatory bowel disease and other subspecialty areas.
You will ensure collaborative partnership working across teams in promoting service development for future expansion of Children’s Services.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary teams you will be responsible for coordinating a comprehensive, integrated, service. You will provide specialist clinical skills and will liaise with all relevant professional groups and agencies within and outside the Trust to enhance the delivery of care to children, young people and families with gastroenterology conditions, providing guidance, support and advice.
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.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 20th October 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 2nd November 2026.
All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.
As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.
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
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
- Registered nurse.
- Degree
- Teaching/ Assessing/ Mentoring module
Desirable criteria
- Post registration study relevant to post
- Specialist Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant acute General Paediatric Nursing experience to include management of children with Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutritional problems
- Experience in leading a team or in routinely coordinating a shift on a children’s ward
Desirable criteria
- Experience in leading a team or in routinely coordinating a shift on a children’s ward
- NHS experience
- Experience working autonomously
- Experience in managing a change in clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of chronic disease management
- Knowledge of community support networks available to children, parent and families
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Hepatology care and management
- Knowledge of Coeliac care and management
- Knowledge of caring and managing post-transplant patients
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to deliver expert nursing care to children and families
- Ability to develop protocols and guidelines for practice
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Ability to deliver education and training programmes
- Ability to manage a team
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Recruitment and retention training
- Competency in PN administering and teaching to staff / and or parents
Additional requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all time towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust vales of safe, kind and excellent
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to travel within the region
- Excellent communication skills
- Good presentation/ clinical teaching skills
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
- Nicola Cundell
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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