Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric ENT

You will need to have an excellent knowledge of paediatric airway management including tracheostomies and naso-pharyngeal airways. You will also have excellent knowledge of and experience in caring for routine paediatric ENT procedures such as adenotonsillectomies

You will have good evidence of recent continuing professional development and evidence of being involved in research. You will have a good understanding of service development and feel confident representing the service in meetings with a range of attendees. You will have a good understanding and recent experience of audit and how management pertains to safety and service development

You will be confident and competent at writing and providing teaching sessions both informally and formally in a range of settings and for a variety of attendees from parents and carers to clinicians

You will have broad knowledge and experience in safeguarding children and young people and be a competent advocate for children and young people with very complex health, communication and social care needs. You will have good experience in managing complex caseloads, either as inpatients or in the community setting. You will ideally have a good understanding of discharging the complex child from hospital and of the commissioning process in the community

You will communicate confidently and effectively with professionals in other secondary and tertiary care centres and should be willing to share support and advice with other teams

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

However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 13th September 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 21st 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 caf, 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.

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?

o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

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