Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Nutrition

Within children’s services at Cambridge University Hospitals we are dedicated to providing specialist, professional care to our patients and their families in a welcoming and committed atmosphere. Our work is wide ranging, and we are respected both locally and as a regional tertiary specialist treatment centre. CUH provides excellent care across both medical and surgical specialities. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork.

We are seeking to recruit a clinical nurse specialist for our gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition team, specialising in inflammatory bowel disease in children and young people’s service within CUH. The post offers many opportunities to develop and shape the service, in addition to contributing to the senior nursing team across the trust.

As a clinical nurse in the service, you will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills as well as leading and influencing change. You will be motivated to make a positive difference to the child and family experience, maximising effective patient pathways and flow. You should be a recognised expert in the specialty of gastroenterology, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff.
• Attending ward rounds and provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students.
• Implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence-based care.
• Undertaking research and leading clinical audits in own specialist area.
• Participating in specialist multidisciplinary teamwork focused on inflammatory bowel disease and other subspecialty areas.
• Ensuring collaborative partnership working across teams in promoting service development for future expansion of Children’s Services.
• Coordinating a comprehensive, integrated service.
• Liaising with all relevant professional groups and agencies within and outside the Trust to enhance the delivery of care to children, young people and families with gastroenterology conditions, providing guidance, support and advice.

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.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 20th October 2026. Interviews are due to be held on 2nd November 2026. All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

Benefits to you include 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.

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.