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Registered Nurse Spinal Deformity
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 34 hours per week (Monday to Friday working required)
Job ref
205-7283019
Employer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Stoke University Hospitals NHS Trust
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Spinal Deformity Service for a band 7 lead Spinal Deformity Clinical Nurse Specialist. 

Are you enthusiastic and motivated to lead a team and a nurse led element of the service alongside the Spinal Deformity Consultants? Have you got a specialist interest in spinal deformity and a drive to improve the patient experience? This role may be for you. 

Please get in touch for an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities for the post holder include:

  • Supporting both adult and paediatric patients through spinal deformity surgery 
  • Pre-assessment of paediatric spinal deformity patients and ensuring pre-optimisation for surgery to ensure the best outcome.
  • Nurse-led clinics including telephone clinics
  • Orthotic brace clinics
  • Providing specialist education to nurses and allied healthcare professionals involved with the care of spinal deformity patients
  • Contributing to and provide specialist nursing input to MDT meetings including discussions about patients with complex medical /  care needs 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see detailed job description and person specification for further detail.

The main duties detailed above.

Person specification

Knowledge, skills, training and experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 3 years post registration experience with at least 1 year in a leadership role
  • Speciality knowledge relating to spinal deformity
  • Experience of working with both adults and children
  • Physical / health assessment
Desirable criteria
  • Non-medical prescribing

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current nursing registration with the NMC
  • Degree or evidence of degree level study
  • Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Adult and Paediatric trained nurse
  • Evidence of Masters / level 7 study

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Positive about disabled peopleAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold Award

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
Becky Marsh
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01782 679939
Additional information

Lead Spinal Deformity CNS

Lisa Vincent

01782 676075

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