# Lead Nurse CNS for Specialist Hip and Knee > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-nurse-cns-for-specialist-hip-and-knee/8b0a000a-b222-4b79-9a61-8b96ee1d3954 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-nurse-cns-for-specialist-hip-and-knee/8b0a000a-b222-4b79-9a61-8b96ee1d3954.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Salary:** £63665.00 to £70887.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-25T11:38:40.611Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8279031 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8279031?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an emerging leader to fulfil the role of a Band 8a Lead Nurse for our Specialist Hip and Knee CNS Team. We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate nurse leader committed to the highest standards of care/patient experience, improvement and innovation. The CNS Lead along with their team work with the Joint Reconstruction Unit Consultants and Operational colleagues to provide specialist continuity of care for patients with hip and knee conditions requiring surgery. This role will enable you to use your considerable leadership skills, clinical knowledge and, to take a leading role in supporting the CNS team to ensure they get the most out of their team’s collective knowledge and skills. The CNS Lead will direct, promote and develop the specialist hip and knee team and be able to demonstrate a commitment to the Trust’s ethos by maintaining professional standards of care within the RNOH orthopaedic community. Candidates will have at least two years’ experience as a Band 7 within this speciality or similar role. This role presents an excellent opportunity to use RNOH’s internal leadership pathway for your personal and professional development. We offer free parking on site and a range of staff benefits ### Main duties of the job - To lead and develop the specialist hip and knee team to provide a modern and efficient Service. - The advanced assessment of hip and knee patients who may have complex and/or chronic presentations to determine further management and investigations as indicated and to maintain accurate records. - To work at an advanced practitioner level in planning, developing and evaluating the specialist hip and knee service and ensuring the application of Evidence-based Practice. - To use advanced skills, extending the usual scope of professional practice, to assess and formulate individual patient management plans in collaboration with the JRU Consultants and/or other MDT members. - To have a key role in the AP Service and wider JRU team in leading, enabling and facilitating change within the departments. - To undertake independent research/audit studies and assist with research studies and clinical trials with the JRU surgeons as appropriate. - To improve patient satisfaction with their experience at the RNOH. - To provide specialist advice, teaching and instruction to arthroplasty patients, relatives, carers and other professionals involved with the JRU and devise training packages for the team, using national and transferable work-based assessment tools. - To support Trust initiatives to reduce joint replacement patients’ length of stay whilst maintaining a high-quality service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Leadership and Management Responsibilities - Clinical Responsibilities - Educational Responsibilities - Research and clinical audit - Professional - organisational Full JD will cover all aspects of the job. ### 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** - Relevant anatomy and physiology - Advanced and specialised clinical and surgical knowledge relevant to the post - Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and diversity issues - Knowledge of education and training issues **Desirable** - Clinical Audit, Data collection and recording - Databases ### Experience **Essential** - 2 years recent experience as an Arthroplasty Practitioner or similar - Worked as a member of an MDHCT - Experience at band 7 within an orthopaedic setting - Teaching in clinical practice - Introducing new services and methods of practice **Desirable** - Advanced Orthopaedic professional practice - Triaging of patients with hip and/or knee pain - Triaging of patients with hip and/or knee pain ### Educational **Essential** - Qualification Evidence of IR(ME)R certifications - Professional Healthcare Registration - First degree - Evidence of continued professional development - Evidence of IR(ME)R certifications **Desirable** - Evidence of recent relevant further education - Orthopaedic related course - Masters ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Pleasant disposition and professional approach to work at all levels of the organisation - Understands the requirement to work within own professional scope - Flexible approach to work - Courteous and confident telephone manner - Eagerness to continue with personal and professional development - Aptitude to deal with patients/the public face to face with a considerate and confident manner ### Skills and attributes **Essential** - Experience of running non-medically led Arthroplasty clinics - Advanced leadership skills - Self-directed practitioner - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Excellent practical skills and organisational abilities - Proactive in approach to developing services - X-ray referral and interpretation - Advanced Teaching skills **Desirable** - Research skills ## Documents - [ps (pdf, 56.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10596260) - [jd (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10595391) - [letter from chief executive (pdf, 1018.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2864) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.