Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Fracture Liaison Service

The closing date is 11 February 2026

Job summary

The post holder will work across the Trust providing specialist clinical expertise to patients with fragility fractures, ensuring best practice assessment, treatment and follow-up in line with national guidance. You will act as an expert practitioner and advisor for FLS, influencing clinical practice, supporting education and contributing to service development at both local and national level.

You will demonstrate strong clinical leadership, excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams including Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, primary care and community services.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse who demonstrates:

  • Significant post-registration experience, ideally within Orthopaedics, Rheumatology or related specialties.
  • Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.
  • Experience in service development, audit or quality improvement.
  • A passion for education and improving patient outcomes.
  • Ability to work autonomously while contributing positively within a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide specialist clinical assessment, management and advice to patients within the Fracture Liaison Service.
  • Work strategically to influence and support the development of FLS services locally and nationally.
  • Collaborate with lead clinicians, care group managers and directors to deliver the strategic vision of the service.
  • Participate in local clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and national FLS collaborations.
  • Deliver specialist education and training to staff, students and patients.
  • Develop and run workshops and education sessions for newly diagnosed patients and healthcare professionals.
  • Implement policies and pathways that support service development and best practice.
  • Act as a clinical expert and resource within fracture prevention and bone health.
  • Deliver high-quality presentations, including PowerPoint teaching sessions.
  • Work closely with national frameworks and guidance including FLS-DB, ROS and NOGG.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-NM248

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Slough

SL24HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse / AHP
  • Educated to a minimum of degree level or equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area/ evidence of recent appropriate experience.
  • Willing to undertake further training in specialist area.

Desirable

  • Evidence of Leadership, management and specialty development

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience at Band 6 evidence of Team management.
  • Recent clinical experience in related client group
  • Experience in facilitating, teaching, assessing and coaching

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members
  • Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
  • Demonstrates excellent team working
  • Knowledge of quality issues
  • Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
  • Excellent IT skills

Desirable

  • Ability to deliver systemic monitoring clinics
  • Experience of involvement in successful change management
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse / AHP
  • Educated to a minimum of degree level or equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area/ evidence of recent appropriate experience.
  • Willing to undertake further training in specialist area.

Desirable

  • Evidence of Leadership, management and specialty development

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience at Band 6 evidence of Team management.
  • Recent clinical experience in related client group
  • Experience in facilitating, teaching, assessing and coaching

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members
  • Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
  • Demonstrates excellent team working
  • Knowledge of quality issues
  • Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
  • Excellent IT skills

Desirable

  • Ability to deliver systemic monitoring clinics
  • Experience of involvement in successful change management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Slough

SL24HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Slough

SL24HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Rheumatology Consultant

Dr Jenny Watkins

jenny.watkins1@nhs.net

03006153165

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-NM248

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Slough

SL24HL


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