Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join the paediatric neurosurgical team, covering both the neurosurgical and scoliosis patients within the inpatient and outpatient setting. The team works closely with neurosurgeons, spinal surgeons, neurologists, oncologist, allied health professionals and paediatricians to provide specialist care to our patients.
The job involves; clinical patient reviews (within your scope of practice), running independent clinics, management of patient pathways and care, teaching, providing specialist support to staff and families and undertaking close liaison with ICU and HDU areas.
Main duties of the job
• Within your role you will provide support and follow up for the scoliosis service.
• To provide effective clinical leadership, expertise and advice to support the delivery of high quality nursing and medical care.
• To provide advanced clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment and monitoring of care programmes to children and young people within an agreed scope of practice
• To support the development of clinical protocols and care pathways for a specific caseload of patients.
• To facilitate the development of evidence based clinical practice through improvement, research and audit.
• Participate in the education of the multidisciplinary team.
• To be a clinical expert resource for other healthcare practitioners.
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.
Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
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 September 2025
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 6 October 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
RSCN/ RN Child
First Degree (or equivalent level) in nursing or health-related subject
Teaching and Assessing qualification
Level 3 safeguarding training
Evidence of on-going CPD
Desirable criteria
Post graduate study to masters level
Speciality qualification
Non-medical prescriber
Advanced communication skills
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience working with acute and chronically ill children/ young people with neurosurgical conditions / scoliosis
Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
Demonstrate a commitment to teaching colleagues/ students and to mentorship
Experience in developing patient information
Desirable criteria
Experience of independently managing a patient caseload
Experience working in a nurse specialist role
Experience liaising across organisational boundaries
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Understanding of how paediatric neurosurgery services are set up in the East of England
Demonstrate an understanding of relevant national policy and guidelines relating to children’s nursing
Skills
Essential criteria
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Skills of diplomacy and negotiation
Well-developed organisational and planning ability, able to prioritise and delegate
Computer literate
Able to problem solve and initiate change
Ability to manage situations of conflict
Desirable criteria
Experience of audit and research
Evidence of publications in nursing journals
Additional Rquirements
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 get on with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation and external agencies
Committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
To work flexibly as the role demands
Able to travel as required for the role
Current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
Autonomous Practitioner
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
Nicola Cundell
Job title
Matron
Email address
nicola.cundell1@nhs.net
Telephone number
01223 256588