Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-D-CVA975
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Rhinology Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate nurse to join the Rhinology team to undertake the newly developed Clinical Nurse specialist role.
This role has been developed in order to improve the patient experience by providing key worker contact for patients and by delivering nurse-led clinics to ensure timely assessment and follow up. It will form a key part of the Rhinology patient pathway, working alongside two Rhinology ENT consultant colleagues and collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team. This is a full time site-based role providing a Monday – Friday service.
We are looking for an experienced ENT nurse who is able to demonstrate expert clinical skills in order to provide safe, effective and efficient patient care with the guidance of Consultant Rhinologists. Prospective candidates must be able to evidence meeting the four pillars of nursing in order to demonstrate their ability to meet advanced nursing roles but in house role specific training in rhinology will be provided to the successful candidate.
Our service is internationally recognized for its progressive approach and unwavering commitment to delivering the highest standard of patient care. We actively foster staff development, offering a wide array of both internal and external opportunities for professional growth.
Main duties of the job
The job timetable will include support to Consultant led clinics and autonomous nurse-led clinics in rhinology and anterior skull base services, including management of biologics for patients with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, consent for surgery, follow up for hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and post operative follow ups. This will improve clinic capacity and current standards of care.
The post holder will deliver high quality specialist nursing care, including key worker support for high-risk pathways, whilst acting as a resource to the Rhinology team and by providing bespoke education to both patients and to staff. You will support patient assessment by both requesting and actioning the results of appropriate imaging and tests, provide expert guidance to complex patients to mitigate against emergency admissions and facilitate discharge, advise patients on medical optimization for surgery and provide co-ordination with local hospitals around the region to help provide care closer to home where clinically appropriate. The post holder will actively engage in quality improvement work to support service improvement and will participate and lead on both clinical audit and research within the department in order to improve patient outcomes.
We welcome discussions and visits from interested applicants about how their current skills could meet the requirements of this role.
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
This vacancy will close at midnight on 4th Aug 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 18th Aug 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
- 1. Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- 2. Post registration qualification in speciality
- 3. Evidence of continuous professional development.
- 4. Teaching qualification.
- 5. Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- 6. Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable criteria
- 1. Research Module.
- 2. Masters Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- 1. Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
- 2. Accept personal accountability for own practice.
- 3. Experience of formal/informal teaching.
- 4. Experience of initiating change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 1. Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- 2. Understanding of Clinical Governance
- 3. Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead developments in practice.
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
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
- Juliette Buttimore
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 348672
- Additional information
Nicola Gamazo
01223 348672
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