Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sheffield

Main area: Children with medical complexity

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment with possibility to make permanent)

Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week (Fridays - with flexibility for 2nd day)

Job ref: 425-25-7659402FB

Employer: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Site: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Town: Sheffield

Salary: per annum pro rata

Closing: 04/06/2026 23:59

Job overview: At Sheffield Children's, we're committed to delivering outstanding, compassionate care for every child and young person. We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Complex Care team. You will empower children and their families by ensuring their voices are heard, their care is personalised, and their experience is seamless across services. You'll play an important part in our development as a centre of excellence for complex paediatric care.

Who We're Looking For:

You are a registered children's nurse with substantial experience in paediatric complex care. You are passionate about holistic, family-centred care and excel in a collaborative team. Your excellent communication skills, clinical expertise, and ability to work independently make you a trusted leader and advocate for our patients.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide autonomous nursing care to children with complex medical needs across inpatient and community settings.
• Advocate for children and families, ensuring their needs are central to all care decisions.
• Develop relationships with families, community teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues to support integrated, high‑quality care.
• Coordinate the specialist service across a range of clinical environments, bridging gaps within the Trust and with external partners.
• Monitor patient conditions, deliver treatments, and communicate any changes to the wider clinical team.
• Deliver specialist education, training, and support to families and health professionals.

The job description for this role is currently being reviewed and may be updated. This will not affect the basic criteria required.

Diversity Statement: At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone’s success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.

Person specification:

Qualifications and Training:

• RN Child (RSCN) or equivalent
• 998 or equivalent teaching certificate
• Diploma level post basic nursing qualification in relevant field
• Degree in relevant subject
• Have or working towards completion of non‑medicine prescribing

Experience:

• Completed Band 5 Co‑ordinator competencies (or equivalent) or experience of working at Band 6 level
• Teaching and mentorship qualification
• Experience of working with the speciality patient group
• Audit/research experience
• Project or caseload management
• Nurse led clinics

Knowledge and Skills:

• Speciality aspects
• Health & Safety Practices e.g. lifting and handling COSHH
• Current Nursing / Health Aspects
• Infection Control
• Work independently or part of a team
• Safeguarding Knowledge
• Up to date on local current practices
• Working in a community setting

Personal Attributes:

• Adaptable to change
• Commitment to: Working in the Speciality, Self-Development, Evolution of nursing practice, Management of change
• Driving licence and access to a car for community visits
• Willingness to develop skills

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.