# Clinical Nurse Specialist Jobs in the NHS

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## Live Market Snapshot

- **Live vacancies:** 215
- **NHS employers:** 113
- **New vacancies this week:** 95
- **Observed salary range:** GBP 28,392 to GBP 97,746

## Role Summary

Clinical nurse specialist jobs in the NHS combine expert clinical practice, patient education, pathway coordination, service improvement, and multidisciplinary advice within a defined specialty. CNS posts commonly appear in cancer, palliative care, diabetes, respiratory, cardiac, neurology, safeguarding, and long-term condition services.

## Typical Responsibilities

- Providing specialist assessment, advice, and follow-up for a defined patient group
- Coordinating pathways across clinics, wards, community teams, and MDT meetings
- Educating patients, families, junior staff, and wider clinical teams
- Supporting medicines, symptom control, escalation, and safety planning within scope
- Leading audit, service improvement, guideline updates, or patient experience work
- Acting as a point of contact for complex queries and continuity of care
- Contributing to governance, risk review, and specialty-level outcomes

## Typical Requirements

- NMC registration as a nurse with relevant specialty experience
- Evidence of post-registration study or specialist training in the clinical area
- Advanced communication, assessment, and care coordination skills
- Independent prescribing or advanced assessment qualifications where required
- Experience contributing to audit, education, governance, or service improvement

## Employers Hiring

- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (8 jobs)
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (7 jobs)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (6 jobs)
- HCRG Care Group (5 jobs)
- Wye Valley NHS Trust (4 jobs)
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (4 jobs)
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (4 jobs)
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (4 jobs)

## Locations Hiring

- London, London (19 jobs)
- Birmingham, Midlands (7 jobs)
- Southampton, South East (7 jobs)
- Liverpool, North West (5 jobs)
- Cambridge, East of England (5 jobs)
- Bury St Edmunds, East of England (4 jobs)
- York, North East and Yorkshire (4 jobs)
- Manchester, North West (4 jobs)
- Shrewsbury, Midlands (4 jobs)
- Bolton, North West (3 jobs)
- Worcester, Midlands (3 jobs)
- Lewisham, London (3 jobs)

## FAQs

### What band are NHS clinical nurse specialist jobs?

Clinical nurse specialist roles commonly appear at Band 6 or Band 7, with advanced, lead, consultant, or service-management posts at Band 8 depending on responsibility, autonomy, and local job evaluation.

### Do clinical nurse specialist roles require prescribing?

Some CNS adverts require or prefer independent prescribing, especially where the role manages symptoms, medicines, follow-up clinics, or advanced practice responsibilities. Others list prescribing as desirable or offer development support.

### Which specialties hire clinical nurse specialists?

Common CNS specialties include oncology, palliative care, respiratory, cardiac, diabetes, neurology, gastroenterology, infection prevention, safeguarding, pain, tissue viability, and long-term condition pathways.

### What should I prepare before applying for a CNS role?

Prepare examples of specialist clinical judgement, pathway coordination, patient education, MDT working, audit or QI, governance awareness, and how your experience matches the advertised specialty.

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