Hip Fracture Clinical Nurse Specialist

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - GBP 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Sheffield is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for hip fracture care. This part-time role involves providing clinical leadership and ensuring high-quality care across all settings. Candidates must be a registered nurse with NMC, possess experience in multidisciplinary team collaboration, and be able to deliver advanced assessments. This position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Professional development support

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC to deliver clinical leadership in hip fracture care.
• Evidence of continuing professional development necessary.
• Experience in managing complex wounds and nurse-led clinics.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior nursing leadership across all clinical settings.
• Deliver advanced clinical assessment and management of patients.
• Collaborate with MDT to minimize delays for surgery.

Skills

Independent nursing

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Post registration at degree level

Completed national practice assessor training

Post registration at masters

Job description

Main area Hip Fracture Band 6 CNS Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis.) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 190-9094-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 16/02/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/03/2026

Hip Fracture Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Fragility Hip Fracture Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide senior clinical leadership within the Musculoskeletal Service.

This is a key specialist role responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care for patients presenting with hip fracture, in line with national standards and Trust priorities.

Role Overview

The post holder will act as the clinical expert for hip fracture care, providing professional leadership, advanced clinical assessment and specialist advice across the full patient pathway. Working collaboratively with Orthopaedic Consultants, Orthogeriatricians and the wider multidisciplinary team, the role will ensure timely treatment, effective discharge planning and continuous service improvement.

The post holder will also contribute to governance, audit and performance monitoring, including oversight of the National Hip Fracture Database and compliance with Best Practice Tariff requirements.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior nursing leadership for the hip fracture pathway across all clinical settings
• Deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with fractured neck of femur
• Work collaboratively with the MDT to optimise patients for surgery and minimise delays
• Ensure patient-centred communication with patients, relatives and carers throughout the pathway
• Lead audit, data quality and service evaluation to support continuous improvement
• Support education and development of staff involved in hip fracture care
• Contribute to governance, mortality and morbidity reviews and Trust-wide forums
• Act as an independent non-medical prescriber within scope of practice

What We Offer

• A senior specialist role within a large teaching hospital Trust
• Opportunities to lead service development and influence patient outcomes
• Support for ongoing professional development and leadership training
• A collaborative multidisciplinary working environment

This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for one of our most vulnerable patient groups.

Working for our organisation

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 12 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/ fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.

Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC
• Post registration at degree level or working towards
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Post registration at masters

Experience

• Work independently
• Experience of working and liaising with the multidisciplinary team
• Manage complex wounds
• Apply negative pressure therapy
• Manage and conduct nurse led clinics
• Evidence of informal teaching in a clinical setting

Knowledge and Skills

• Significant experience in speciality
• Experience of managing service provision and managing staff
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills Information technology skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Accept responsibility and accountability for own work and define the responsibility of others
• Be able to demonstrate resilience through a good attendance record
• Ability to deal sensitively with challenging situations
• Ability to represent the department at meetings

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage difficult and emotional situations
• Excellent leadership skills
• Commitment to work within the governance framework
• Ability to adapt and manage change

Other Factors

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the service needs
• Demonstrate a positive commitment to equality and diversity

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This 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.