Job summary
We have a secondment / fixed term post available for a Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist for Reproductive Medicine and Hysteroscopy/Myosure to join our Gynaecology division within the Rosie Hospital.
You will provide expert clinical skills to a very busy nurse practitioner role supporting the Benign Gynaecology department undertaking outpatient ambulatory diagnostic hysteroscopy/myosure clinics and nurse-led reproductive medicine consultation clinics including menstrual dysfunction, vaginal dilation and coil clinics.
This is a Monday to Friday role - 37.5 hours a week.
If you do not have the required qualifications to undertake hysteroscopy and myosure, consideration will be given to the applicant to undertake the secondment role focusing on diagnostic hysteroscopy (if already trained) and reproductive medicine consultation clinics as a Band 7.
If you think this is the opportunity for you, please do not hesitate to apply or contact for an informal conversation.
Main duties of the job
We are searching for an experienced Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist who is able to undertake excellent clinical care, providing nurse-led reproductive medicine diagnostic and consultation clinics. You will be trained in diagnostic hysteroscopy and myosure in an outpatient ambulatory setting.
The successful candidate should be proficient in skills such as venepuncture & cannulation, drug administration and possess excellent communication and administrative skills. You will be working closely with the Multi-disciplinary teams to ensure an excellent provision of evidenced-based care across Reproductive Medicine.
About us
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)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
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 28 December 2025
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 5 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 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
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 28 December 2025
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 5 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 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.
Person Specification
Band 7 Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Teaching qualification.
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable
- Research Module.
- Supplementary Prescribing
- Masters Degree
- Hysteroscopy course completed and evidence of working as an independent practitioner.
- Leadership management qualification.
Band 7 Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills including speculum examination.
- Accept personal accountability for own practice.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching.
- Experience of initiating change
Band 7 Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
Band 7 Skills
Essential
- 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 judgmental skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly including patient deterioration whilst undertaking procedures.
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills.
Band 7 Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.
Band 8a Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level
- Hysteroscopy course completed and evidence of working as an independent practitioner.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Teaching and mentoring qualification.
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- Supplementary Non-medical Prescribing
- Leadership or management qualification.
Desirable
- Research Module.
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Masters Degree or willingness to undertake
Band 8a Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching.
- Experience of leading service change
Desirable
- Practice experience of policy development.
- Audit or research experience
Band 8a Knowledge
Essential
- Recognised as an expert in the field of practice with the ability to clinically assess and diagnose.
- Budget management.
- Complexities and how to support the patient through this
Bnad 8a Skills
Essential
- Advances verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective communicator with proven ability to influence all levels of staff.
- Ability to work autonomously as an independent practitioner.
- Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs.
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
- Proven Leadership and team-leading Skills.
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development.
- Presentation skills.
- Ability to lead developments in practice.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly including patient deterioration whilst undertaking procedures.
Band 8a Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- 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.
- Highly motivated.
- Committed to continuous service development and quality improvement.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and targets.
- Reliable and supportive.
- Ability to synthesise information, consider and evaluate risks and options when making difficult decisions
Desirable
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.
Person Specification
Band 7 Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Teaching qualification.
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable
- Research Module.
- Supplementary Prescribing
- Masters Degree
- Hysteroscopy course completed and evidence of working as an independent practitioner.
- Leadership management qualification.
Band 7 Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills including speculum examination.
- Accept personal accountability for own practice.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching.
- Experience of initiating change
Band 7 Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
Band 7 Skills
Essential
- 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 judgmental skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly including patient deterioration whilst undertaking procedures.
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills.
Band 7 Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.
Band 8a Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level
- Hysteroscopy course completed and evidence of working as an independent practitioner.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Teaching and mentoring qualification.
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- Supplementary Non-medical Prescribing
- Leadership or management qualification.
Desirable
- Research Module.
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Masters Degree or willingness to undertake
Band 8a Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching.
- Experience of leading service change
Desirable
- Practice experience of policy development.
- Audit or research experience
Band 8a Knowledge
Essential
- Recognised as an expert in the field of practice with the ability to clinically assess and diagnose.
- Budget management.
- Complexities and how to support the patient through this
Bnad 8a Skills
Essential
- Advances verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective communicator with proven ability to influence all levels of staff.
- Ability to work autonomously as an independent practitioner.
- Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs.
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
- Proven Leadership and team-leading Skills.
- Proven ability to manage and progress own professional development.
- Presentation skills.
- Ability to lead developments in practice.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly including patient deterioration whilst undertaking procedures.
Band 8a Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- 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.
- Highly motivated.
- Committed to continuous service development and quality improvement.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and targets.
- Reliable and supportive.
- Ability to synthesise information, consider and evaluate risks and options when making difficult decisions
Desirable
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).