Lead Nurse CNS for Specialist Hip and Knee

Lead Nurse CNS for Specialist Hip and Knee

Band 8a

Main area Adult Hip and Knee service Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 392-RNOH-8279031

Site Stanmore Town Stanmore, London Salary £63,665 - £70,887 per anumn Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients

• Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
• Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
• Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
• In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
• Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.

This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.

Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:

• Patients first, always
• Excellence, in all we do
• Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
• Equality, for all

Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.

Visit our Work with us page to learn more about our culture, values and also hear directly from staff in a short video sharing their experiences of working at RNOH

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An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an emerging leader to fulfil the role of a Band 8a Lead Nurse for our Specialist Hip and Knee CNS Team. We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate nurse leader committed to the highest standards of care/patient experience, improvement and innovation. The CNS Lead along with their team work with the Joint Reconstruction Unit Consultants and Operational colleagues to provide specialist continuity of care for patients with hip and knee conditions requiring surgery.

This role will enable you to use your considerable leadership skills, clinical knowledge and, to take a leading role in supporting the CNS team to ensure they get the most out of their team’s collective knowledge and skills.

The CNS Lead will direct, promote and develop the specialist hip and knee team and be able to demonstrate a commitment to the Trust’s ethos by maintaining professional standards of care within the RNOH orthopaedic community. Candidates will have at least two years’ experience as a Band 7 within this speciality or similar role.

This role presents an excellent opportunity to use RNOH’s internal leadership pathway for your personal and professional development.

We offer free parking on site and a range of staff benefits

Main duties of the job

• To lead and develop the specialist hip and knee team to provide a modern and efficient Service.
• The advanced assessment of hip and knee patients who may have complex and/or chronic presentations to determine further management and investigations as indicated and to maintain accurate records.
• To work at an advanced practitioner level in planning, developing and evaluating the specialist hip and knee service and ensuring the application of Evidence-based Practice.
• To use advanced skills, extending the usual scope of professional practice, to assess and formulate individual patient management plans in collaboration with the JRU Consultants and/or other MDT members.
• To have a key role in the AP Service and wider JRU team in leading, enabling and facilitating change within the departments.
• To undertake independent research/audit studies and assist with research studies and clinical trials with the JRU surgeons as appropriate.
• To improve patient satisfaction with their experience at the RNOH.
• To provide specialist advice, teaching and instruction to arthroplasty patients, relatives, carers and other professionals involved with the JRU and devise training packages for the team, using national and transferable work-based assessment tools.
• To support Trust initiatives to reduce joint replacement patients’ length of stay whilst maintaining a high-quality service.

Working for our organisation

At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly:

• Scored above the national average for the People Promises: "We are recognised and rewarded," "We are always learning," "We work flexibly," "We are a team," and for staff engagement.
• Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes.
• Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for "We work flexibly."

At RNOH, we’re committed to being actively anti‑discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive.

Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including:

• 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
• A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare

At RNOH, we are more than a workplace—we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Leadership and Management Responsibilities
• Clinical Responsibilities
• Educational Responsibilities
• Research and clinical audit
• Professional
• organisational

Full JD will cover all aspects of the job.

Person specification

Educational

• Qualification Evidence of IR(ME)R certifications
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Evidence of IR(ME)R certifications
• Evidence of recent relevant further education
• Orthopaedic related course
• Masters

Skills and attributes

• Experience of running non‑medically led Arthroplasty clinics
• Advanced leadership skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent practical skills and organisational abilities
• Proactive in approach to developing services
• X‑ray referral and interpretation
• Advanced Teaching skills

Experience

• 2 years recent experience as an Arthroplasty Practitioner or similar
• Worked as a member of an MDHCT
• Experience at band 7 within an orthopaedic setting
• Teaching in clinical practice
• Introducing new services and methods of practice
• Advanced Orthopaedic professional practice • Triaging of patients with hip and/or knee pain
• Triaging of patients with hip and/or knee pain

Knowledge

• Relevant anatomy and physiology
• Advanced and specialised clinical and surgical knowledge relevant to the post
• Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and diversity issues
• Knowledge of education and training issues
• Clinical Audit, Data collection and recording
• Databases

Personal Attributes

• Pleasant disposition and professional approach to work at all levels of the organisation
• Understands the requirement to work within own professional scope
• Flexible approach to work
• Courteous and confident telephone manner
• Eagerness to continue with personal and professional development
• Aptitude to deal with patients/the public face to face with a considerate and confident manner

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and offer a range of flexible working practices. Part‑time and job share applications will be considered.

You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdomor fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here.

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Name Patricia Treacy Job title Senior Matron Email address patricia.treacy@nhs.net Telephone number 02089095273 Additional information Patricia Treacy can be contacted at patricia.treacy@nhs.net