Job summary
- Main area
- Neurosciences
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-1175-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/02/2026
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist (Deep Brain Stimulation Service)
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
This role is part of the Movement Disorder team at Sheffield teaching Hospital.
The Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist In DBS will work collaboratively with the broader Movement Disorder and Neurosurgery team, delivering high quality care to patients with movement disorders and dystonia undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) from the preoperative phase, through the intraoperative and postoperative stages, and into long-term management.
The CNS has responsibilities on Clinical Practice; Leadership; Education and Research.
Main duties of the job
The post holder must be flexible in the approach to the clinical area, acting as a professional role model, involved in direct or indirect provision of care.
The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, ensuring the provision of specialist advice to this caseload of patients and participate in decision making as a member of the wider Movement Disorder team and Neurosurgery MDT.
The post holder will act as an advocate and apply in-depth knowledge of clinical and holistic aspects of care to patients in the DBS pathway, acting as a resource to patients/ service users, families, carers and healthcare professionals.
The post holder will lead on various clinical and service initiatives, including service planning, and management of patients and resources in line with allocated budgets.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse.
- Neuroscience Nursing Course or equivalent.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development relevant to the post.
- Ability to practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Desirable criteria
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Experience of clinical supervision of junior staff.
- Experience of change management.
- Non medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive Post registration experience in a neurosurgery or neurology setting.
- Experience of working with patients with movement disorders undergoing surgical procedure.
- Ability to work within a team and independently.
- Ability to plan and carry out a challenging workload.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at a band 6 level in a neurological or neurosurgical setting.
Skills/ knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Competent interpersonal skills.
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Able to use initiative.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Understanding and knowledge of functional neurosurgery and movement disorders.
- Able to use basic IT systems, including MS Office (which may include but not be limited to Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
- Proven oral and written communication skills.
- Presences and influencing skills.
- Motivated and able to motivate and lead others.
- Able to perform comprehensive patient assessments and plans.
- Ability to work within a pressured environment for prolonged periods of time e.g. surgery.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of audit processes, research and evidence-based practice.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the service.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Recognition of own limitations within scope of professional practice.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Nina Marshall
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142268564
- Additional information
Sally Rowland
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist DBS
Email: [email protected]
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