Job overview
We are looking for a self-motivated, hardworking individual to join our dynamic team of Adult neurosurgical specialist nurses! The practice involves mainly caring for patients (both in- and out-patients) with vascular problems (e.g. AVMs, aneurysms, SAH, cavernomas), along with some brain tumour patients predominantly on a benign pathway.
This role requires you to work through assessment, planning and implementing care and support for a group of patients, relatives and acute services – requiring excellent communication and listening skills. You will provide robust clinical advice and learn how to undertake simple procedures, such as shunt checking.
Working with healthcare professionals in a range of different settings to meet the clinical needs of the patients is pivotal, whereby you are helping to prevent readmissions and improve patient pathway from referral through to discharge and beyond into the community setting. As such, you will undertake nurse led clinics and nurse-led discharges in what is a very proactive, patient facing role.
This role involves a degree of Trust level teaching. You may also be asked to help with collaborative research projects and partake in the planning and implementation of neurovascular MDT meetings.
You must possess a current NMC registration and hold a recognised teaching/mentorship and Neuro course qualification.
Informal visits are encouraged
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.
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 date of employment
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 August 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 2 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
Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
Post registration qualification in speciality
Evidence of continuous professional development.
Teaching qualification.
Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable criteria
Research Module
Masters Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
Accept personal accountability for own practice.
Experience of formal/informal teaching.
Experience of initiating change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Understanding of evidence-based practice.
Understanding of Clinical Governance.
Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
Skills
Essential criteria
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues’ needs.
Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
Leadership skills.
Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Ability to lead developments in practice.
Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Desirable criteria
Advanced Communication Skills
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.
Desirable criteria
Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust.
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
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Further details / informal visits contact
Name
Rebecca Legge
Job title
Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address
Rebeccalegge1@nhs.net