Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 34 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-E-CVA635
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
General Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a General Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist. This post works very closely with the general paediatric consultant of the week and will be present in the clinical area and on ward rounds each day. The successful applicant ideally will be a nurse prescriber and be able to work autonomously as required to review patients and support with discharges.
The post holder will have extensive paediatric experience in the clinical setting and an understanding of the support and services available in the community. They will need to show strong leadership and act as an advocate for the patients and families in their care. Teaching and education is an important part of the role, both to educate colleagues and to train families and carers.
The applicant should have excellent communication and organisational skills to manage their case load and to liaise with external and internal colleagues.
This is an exciting time to be joining Cambridge University Hospital with the imminent building of the Childrens Hospital.
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
Please note that we cannot accept applications from individuals who do not have the right to work in the UK or who have less than 6 months remaining on their visa from the proposed start date."
This vacancy will close on 31 August 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 7 September 2026
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
- • Evidence of on-going CPD
Desirable criteria
- • Post-graduate Diploma/ Degree/Masters
- • Counselling qualification
- • Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Working with acute and chronically ill children/ young people and adults
- • Evidence of having worked collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
- • Demonstrate a commitment to teaching colleagues/ students and to mentorship
- • Community experience
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in caring for children and their families
- • Evidence of publications in nursing journals
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of the Children Act
- • National Service Framework
- • Every Child Matters
- • Working together to Safeguard Children
- • NHS Plan
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in developing care pathways and patient information
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Excellent written and oral communication skills
- • Skills of diplomacy and negotiation
- • Well-developed organisational and planning ability, able to prioritise and delegate
- • Maintain a flexible attitude to change
- • Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team and build good relationships
- • Computer literate
- • Ability to manage performance of staff, change management and conflict
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of managing a caseload
- • Experience of managing conflict
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Emma Lally
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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