# Trainee Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-clinical-nurse-specialist/e53be0f4-2502-4bee-a1e9-09280fafe124 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-clinical-nurse-specialist/e53be0f4-2502-4bee-a1e9-09280fafe124.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Liverpool - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term / Secondment) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 12 hours per week (x2 6 hour shifts (Mon-Fri)) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T07:51:40.740Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Non_Specific_Rapid_Diagnostic_Service/Non_Specific_Rapid_Diagnostic_Service-v8036116 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8036116?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post is a 12 month Fixed Term development opportunity for the successful applicant to further enhance their skills within our  team in the Non Specific Rapid Diagnostics Service. As the successful candidate you will learn To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients referred to the team for investigations. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings. To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues The NSRDS Team core hours are Monday - Friday 8am until 4pm (excluding bank holidays). ### Main duties of the job Clinical Responsibilities - To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body 2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner. 3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician-led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients. 4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services. 5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.  6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.. 7. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available  throughout the patient’s journey. 8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate. 9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation. 10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings. ## Job Details This post is a 12 month Fixed Term development opportunity for the successful applicant to further enhance their skills within our team in the Non Specific Rapid Diagnostics Service. As the successful candidate you will learn To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients referred to the team for investigations. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings. To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues The NSRDS Team core hours are Monday - Friday 8am until 4pm (excluding bank holidays). ## Job Description Clinical Responsibilities To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body 2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner. 3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician-led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients. 4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services. 5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients. 6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.. 7. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient’s journey. 8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate. 9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation. 10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills. ## Responsibilities To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills - Effective communicator - Root Cause Analysis - Leadership & motivation skills - Ability to motivate self and others - Evidence of audit and change management ability ### Knowledge **Desirable** - In depth specialist knowledge ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience - Extensive clinical experience - Involvement in audit **Desirable** - Participation in research - Evidence of leading and facilitating change ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse / Midwife - Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality - Evidence of continued professional development **Desirable** - Recordable specialist qualification - Independent Nurse Prescribing - ECDL ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337597) - [trainee jd (pdf, 222.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10325472) - [recruitment document (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337598) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) ## 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.