Band 8a Clinical Nurse Specialist Lead

Job summary
An exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated CNS to lead and develop our specialist nursing colorectal service across Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope hospitals. Advanced colorectal experience is essential. You will provide expert clinical leadership, develop a team, drive service improvement, aligning medical and nursing expertise to optimise patient care and build a word class service. The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. They will have overall managerial responsibility for a defined service of Clinical Nurse Specialists as well as responsibility for leading the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service; this includes the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

This is for 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will practice autonomously within their defined specialty to provide patient centred quality care. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice. They will ensure safe treatment, referral, follow up and discharge of patients within their designated specialty. They will act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of patients in their speciality. The post holder will provide a range of educational and training programmes for the multidisciplinary team, patients, families and carers

The post holder's job plan should deliver a minimum of 50% clinical component and 50% related to service management, education & research.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register.
• Professional knowledge acquired through post graduate degree / supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses to master's level equivalent

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescribing Course or willingness to undertake where this is a requirement of the role

Experience
Essential

• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Extensive post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Band 7 or above in defined or associated speciality
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
• Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Experience in service development
• Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
• Experience of patient service user advocacy role
• Experience of resource and budgetary management
• Experience of leading on the writing / updating of organisational Policy / Procedure / Guidelines associated with the speciality /field. Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality and can translate this into local practice reflected in organisational policy / procedure and service delivery
• Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
• Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Desirable

• Awareness of current research related to all aspects of the speciality including oncology, stoma care, functional bowel and intestinal failure

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage / prioritise own workload
• Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
• Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
• Ability to lead clinical audit, analyse information and develop robust measureable action plans to support improvement / change
• Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication
• Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
• Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager
Alison Stewart
View email address on meeveem.com
0777134523

Details
Date posted: 09 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-9019299
Job locations: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

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