Job overview
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Fragility Hip Fracture Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide senior clinical leadership within the Musculoskeletal Service.
This is a key specialist role responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care for patients presenting with hip fracture, in line with national standards and Trust priorities.
Role Overview
The post holder will act as the clinical expert for hip fracture care, providing professional leadership, advanced clinical assessment and specialist advice across the full patient pathway. Working collaboratively with Orthopaedic Consultants, Orthogeriatricians and the wider multidisciplinary team, the role will ensure timely treatment, effective discharge planning and continuous service improvement.
The post holder will also contribute to governance, audit and performance monitoring, including oversight of the National Hip Fracture Database and compliance with Best Practice Tariff requirements.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide senior nursing leadership for the hip fracture pathway across all clinical settings
2. Deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with fractured neck of femur
3. Work collaboratively with the MDT to optimise patients for surgery and minimise delays
4. Ensure patient-centred communication with patients, relatives and carers throughout the pathway
5. Lead audit, data quality and service evaluation to support continuous improvement
6. Support education and development of staff involved in hip fracture care
7. Contribute to governance, mortality and morbidity reviews and Trust-wide forums
8. Act as an independent non-medical prescriber within scope of practice
What We Offer
9. A senior specialist role within a large teaching hospital Trust
10. Opportunities to lead service development and influence patient outcomes
11. Support for ongoing professional development and leadership training
12. A collaborative multidisciplinary working environment
This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for one of our most vulnerable patient groups.
Working for our organisation
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 12 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/ fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
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 staff. 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
13. Registered Nurse with NMC
14. Post registration at degree level or working towards
15. Evidence of continuing professional development
16. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
17. Post registration at masters
18. Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
19. Work independently
20. Experience of working and liaising with the multidisciplinary team
21. Manage complex wounds
22. Apply negative pressure therapy
23. Complete audits
Desirable criteria
24. Manage and conduct nurse led clinics
25. Evidence of informal teaching in a clinical setting
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
26. Significant experience in speciality
27. Experience of managing service provision and managing staff
28. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Information technology skills
29. Effective interpersonal and communication skills
30. Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
31. Accept responsibility and accountability for own work and define the responsibility of others
32. Be able to demonstrate resilience through a good attendance record
33. Ability to deal sensitively with challenging situations
Desirable criteria
34. Ability to represent the department at meetings
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
35. Ability to work under pressure
36. Effective communication and interpersonal skills
37. Ability to manage difficult and emotional situations
38. Excellent leadership skills
39. Commitment to work within the governance framework
40. Ability to adapt and manage change
Other Factors
Essential criteria
41. Ability to work flexibly to meet the service needs
42. Demonstrate a positive commitment to equality and diversity
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
43. Job Description Band 6 Hip Fracture CNS (PDF, 152.6KB)
44. Person Specification Band 6 Hip Fracture CNS (PDF, 344.6KB)
45. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
46. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
47. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 305.0KB)
48. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
49. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
50. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
51. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameCarey CooperJob titleMatronEmail addresscarey.cooper@nhs.netTelephone number0114 27 66090