Lead Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced specialist rheumatology nurse to apply for an acting up opportunity within the Rheumatology team within Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will oversee the day to day coordination of care, with oversight of the Rheumatology clinical nurse specialist team. The role requires an individual who is capable of leading, inspiring, and developing the specialist nurse workforce to continuously deliver a high standard of professional practice and care.

You will be someone who will have in-depth knowledge across a range of Rheumatic conditions, be able to effectively and efficiently manage the complex specialised rheumatology patients and be able to ensure that patients, their families and those working in the Rheumatology department are fully supported.

Main duties of the job

Manage and lead a specialist service with responsibility for ensuring high quality, cost-effective healthcare or Manage and lead a workforce of specialist nurses (i.e. across a Division)

Responsible for the assessment, planning, diagnosis implementation and evaluation of care, as an autonomous practitioner with highly specialist skills.

Be involved in the strategic review of clinical services as appropriate

Be responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

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 23 June 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 2 July 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 café, 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.