Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Gastroenterology

Job overview

Within children’s services at Cambridge University Hospitals we are dedicated to providing specialist, professional care to our patients and their families in a welcoming and committed atmosphere. Our work is wide ranging, and we are respected both locally and as a regional tertiary specialist treatment centre.

CUH provides excellent care across both medical and surgical specialities. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork.

We are seeking to recruit a clinical nurse specialist for our gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition team, specialising in inflammatory bowel disease in children and young people’s service within CUH. The post offers many opportunities to develop and shape the service, in addition to contributing to the senior nursing team across the trust.

As a clinical nurse in the service, you will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills as well as leading and influencing change. You will be motivated to make a positive difference to the child and family experience, maximising effective patient pathways and flow.

Main duties of the job

You should be a recognised expert in the specialty of gastroenterology, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes attending ward rounds, provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students.

Responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence-based care.

Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.

Participating in specialist multidisciplinary teamwork focused on inflammatory bowel disease and other subspecialty areas.

You will ensure collaborative partnership working across teams in promoting service development for future expansion of Children’s Services.

Working alongside the multidisciplinary teams you will be responsible for coordinating a comprehensive, integrated, service. You will provide specialist clinical skills and will liaise with all relevant professional groups and agencies within and outside the Trust to enhance the delivery of care to children, young people and families with gastroenterology conditions, providing guidance, support and advice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 20th October 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 2nd November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

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

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.

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.