Refractory Headache Specialist Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Neuroscience Center is based at the Addenbrooke’s site. The post-holder will be part of an enthusiastic and friendly team of 1 Consultant Neurologists with a special interest in Refractory Headache management and 2 Clinical Nurse Specialists. In addition, the sub-specialty has input from other doctors, trainee doctors and nurses/allied health professionals from across the trust and the community. The team prides itself of its great deal of team-spirit, co-operation and mutual support as it continues to expand.

Main duties of the job

The Department of Neurosciences is a specialist regional centre for procedural therapies for headache management. We offer a nurse-led Refractory Headache service and the addition of this post will move us closer to our vision for a more comprehensive service. The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop their own interests in Refractory Headache Management and to provide leadership for other clinical staff CUHNFTFor an informal discussion and further details, please contact: Tina Morales, Dr Jane Anderson or Erica ChisangaApplicants must have full registration with the NMC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
  • Post registration qualification in speciality
  • Evidence of continuous professional developmen
  • Teaching or mentoring qualification
  • Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
  • Independent prescribing role

Desirable

  • Research Module
  • Master’s Degree
  • Non-medical prescribing course

Experience

Essential

  • Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
  • Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
  • Accept personal accountability for own practice
  • Experience of formal/informal teaching
  • Experience of initiating change

Desirable

  • Previous work as a Refractory Headache nurse
  • NHS experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrate good understanding of evidence-based practice
  • Demonstrate understanding of Clinical Governance, the impact of NICE guidelines and how these are implemented
  • Understanding of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this

Skills

Essential

  • Advanced verbal and written communication skills
  • Capable of working as an integral member of the team
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues’ needs
  • Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to multidisciplinary working
  • Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
  • Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly

Desirable

  • Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
  • Documentation, audit and presentation skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • Research and clinical audit

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
  • Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent

Desirable

  • Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 29 November 2026

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