Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Haematology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-B-267003
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/01/2026
Employer heading
Medical Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
Do you have the clinical skills, compassion, and commitment to make a real difference for people living with bleeding disorders? Initially we are seeking a knowledgeable, and patient-focused Haemophilia Nurse Specialist to join our multidisciplinary team at Cambridge University Hospitals' Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre. The successful candidate may go on to have opportunities to work in other areas of non-malignant haematology to broaden their expertise.
You'll play a central role in delivering specialist nursing care, education, and support to adults and children with haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. Working closely with consultants, physiotherapists, pharmacists and laboratory teams, you'll provide expert clinical advice, coordinate care, and empower patients and families to self-manage their condition where appropriate.
We are looking for an adult NMC registered nurse, with significant post-registration experience. You'll have excellent communication skills, a collaborative approach, and a passion for providing high-quality, patient-centered care. Experience in bleeding disorders is desirable with some CPD in this specialist area.
Main duties of the job
- Be the first point of contact for patients needing support or clinical advice.
- Administer intravenous and subcutaneous treatments, monitoring response and participating in devising treatment plans.
- Participate in multidisciplinary clinics as well as nurse led telephone clinics
- Perform phlebotomy including specialist blood tests where required, and support patients to learn to self-administer their intravenous or subcutaneous medications.
- Advocate for patients when receiving care from other specialist teams ensuring effective documentation and dissemination of information.
- Work in partnership with patients and families to initiate effective prophylaxis and facilitate optimal independence and self-management.
- Liaise with a variety of professionals to ensure all surgical or invasive procedures for patients with bleeding disorders are effectively coordinated, treatment administered as required, and monitoring bloods obtained. Provide education to ward staff and support patient journey throughout.
- Provide formal and informal education to patients and staff
- Contribute to MDT meetings, team formulation meetings, and educational or complex case discussions
- Work collaboratively with all members of the team to identify new ways of working that ensure high quality of care is delivered
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
- 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
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 14 January 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 22 January 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
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Teaching qualification.
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Research Module.
- Master’s Degree
- Non-medical prescribing
- Advanced clinical assessment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
- Accept personal accountability for own practice.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching.
- Experience of initiating change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
- Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues’ needs.
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
- Leadership skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Ability to lead developments in practice.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Demonstrate analytical and judgement skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication skills.
- Venepuncture
- IV administration
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct.
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- 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
- Christina Sleep
- Job title
- Lead clinical nurse specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 217127
- Additional information
Jo Crowe
Specialist Nurse
01223 257039
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