# Clinical Nurse Specialist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Surrey County Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 25 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-25T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-11-11T12:38:14.698Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8430875
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8430875?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated nurse to join our expanding Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills within a nationally recognised hepatology service. The successful candidate will work alongside five Consultant Hepatologists with expertise spanning viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, autoimmune liver disease, metabolic liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, portal hypertension and rare liver diseases. Our consultants hold regional and national leadership roles and are actively involved in clinical research, guideline development and service innovation.

### Main duties of the job

The CNS will work with a high degree of autonomy whilst having direct access to consultant support whenever required. The role offers an excellent balance of independent practice and multidisciplinary team working, providing expert nursing care for patients with chronic liver disease across outpatient clinics, ambulatory care, day-case services and telephone/virtual review clinics. Following appropriate training, the CNS will develop independent nurse-led clinics for selected liver conditions under agreed clinical protocols.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Significant experience of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Nursing at band 5 or above
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management.
- Evidence of research based practice
- Experience with Clinical audit
- Evidence in changing practice and project management

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
- Post registration qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent

**Desirable**

- First degree or willingness to undertake

## Documents

- [candidate guide (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2442)
- [job description (docx, 1004.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10765670)
- [rsft staff benefits (pdf, 393.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2284)

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