Job summary
- Main area
- nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term maternity leave cover up to a maximum of 12 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 179-8099149-S
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St edmunds
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Plastic Surgery
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Make a real difference in a specialist surgical service
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Plastic Surgery team, on a 12 month fixed term basis to cover maternity leave, at West Suffolk Hospital as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated, compassionate and ambitious registered nurse with excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced specialist knowledge within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
Our Plastic Surgery department is a friendly and highly respected service comprising four Consultant Plastic Surgeons and one Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP), working collaboratively to provide expert care for patients across West Suffolk and the surrounding region.
As our Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will become an integral member of the team, providing expert clinical advice, coordinating patient care, supporting patients and their families throughout their treatment journey, and contributing to the ongoing development of the service.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description attached to view main duties of role.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Level 1 or ODP with HCPC registration
- Educated to degree level
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of cancer policy and its application
- Evidence of professional development and its relevant application
- Ability to develop nursing excellence and clinical practice
- Standard setting and protocol development
- Clinical audit
- Initiation and evaluation of evidence based practice
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to record and deal with accurate facts, figures and information
- Expert written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and co-ordinate work under pressure and using own initiative
- Ability to assimilate information and resolve multi-factorial problems
- Ability to think strategically and to participate in service development
- Experience of developing training and education in clinical practice
- Ability to establish effective working partnerships with members of the multidisciplinary team both within and outside of the Trust
- Ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders both within and outside of the Trust
- Computer literate Experience of MDT working
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively in stressful situations
- Ability to act independently and delegate appropriately
- Ability to act independently and delegate appropriately
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties
- Friendly, approachable and supportive
- Team player
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Wade
- Job title
- Senior Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 712616
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