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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established, inclusive multidisciplinary team, dedicated to caring for children and young people with a diverse range of endocrine disorders. We pride ourselves on being a supportive and collaborative team, committed to fostering professional growth through development and education opportunities.
We are seeking candidates who hold a Master’s degree, are currently working towards one, or are willing to undertake this academic pathway as part of their continued professional development.
Southampton Children’s Hospital is a leading centre for specialist paediatric endocrine services across the South of England. We provide expert acute care to our local population, as well as to a wider region including Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Frimley, and the Channel Islands. Our service also offers a range of highly specialised clinics, including disorders of sex development (DSD), bone disorders, genetics, late effects, and tertiary obesity services.
Our team currently comprises four consultants, 2.6 WTE specialist nurses, and a cohort of junior doctors in both general and specialty training. We work closely with a variety of specialty services to deliver high-quality care across inpatient, outpatient, and day-case settings. In addition, we play a key role within the regional Wessex Endocrine Network, providing expert advice, support, and education to patients and healthcare professionals across the region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Emotional intelligence
- General IT skills
- Strategic planning
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- Level 7 Post Grad Cert (Min 60 Credits), Master’s Degree within relevant speciality or equivalent knowledge to be assessed through evidence of relevant speciality training, experience or portfolio
- Specialist training / Qualification in area of practice
- Provide evidence of leading learning in practice
- Evidence of experience and completion of all band 6 competencies within relevant speciality
- Specialist clinical skills and experience within specialist area
- Evidence of change Management, leadership and innovation
- Clinical experience at Band 6 or equivalent within relevant speciality
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote learning in practice providing an excellent learning environment for all
- Provide evidence of supporting / managing and supervision of a range of learnings in practice
Desirable
- Counselling / advanced communication skills qualification / training
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of nurse-led care / clinics in own practice
- Team leadership role
- Awareness of own leadership skills/style
- Registered as an independent prescriber
- Leadership Qualification / training
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This advert is for Paediatric Endocrine CNS with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Jul 2026.
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