Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Surgery

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Surgery to join their expanding team. This full-time position involves providing specialized care and support to patients undergoing weight management surgery. Ideal candidates will be dynamic, compassionate, and possess excellent communication and managerial skills. The role offers an opportunity to develop within a nationally recognized service, contributing to patient care and service improvement.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Experience in supervision of junior staff and mentorship qualification.
• Evidence of relevant post-registration nursing experience.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support patients throughout their surgical weight management journey.
• Provide holistic, patient-centred care from assessment to post-operative follow-up.
• Lead nurse-led clinics and coordinate care as a keyworker.

Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

IT Skills

Advanced Physical Assessment

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Adult Field/general)

Degree in relevant subject area

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Surgery

Band 6

Main area Bariatric Surgery Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 290-SCCS-1907

Site St Mary's Hospital Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 pa inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 27/05/2025 23:59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bariatric Service at ICHT. We are expanding the Clinical Nurse specialist team to meet the demands of a growing service and are recruiting a band 6 CNS. This will be an excellent opportunity for any individuals looking to become a Clinical Nurse Specialist and provide an opportunity to develop the necessary skills.

You will be key in providing a comprehensive highly specialist service to patients undergoing weight management via bariatric surgery. This role is a Monday to Friday service and is a role that requires on site visibility to support this service.

We are looking for autonomous, dynamic individuals who have a passion for patient care and an empathetic approach for caring for this group of patients. The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, managerial skills and work well as part of a team. The aim of the post is to provide expert care, highly specialist advice and support to patients undergoing bariatric surgery and their careers.

Main duties of the job

As a Bariatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will support patients living with obesity throughout their surgical weight management journey. Working within a specialist multidisciplinary team, you will provide holistic, patient-centred care from assessment to post-operative follow-up. Your role includes leading nurse-led clinics, coordinating care as a keyworker, and offering tailored education, psychological support, and lifestyle advice to empower patients and improve outcomes.

You will use advanced communication and clinical reasoning skills to deliver individualised plans based on national guidance and local pathways. As a developing specialist, you will contribute to service improvement, audit, education, and research. You will work collaboratively across inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting care coordination, clinical decision-making and timely interventions.

We are looking for a compassionate, organised nurse with excellent communication, critical thinking, and IT skills. A proactive approach to learning, reflective practice, and multidisciplinary collaboration is essential. If you are committed to supporting patients with complex needs and keen to develop in a specialist-nursing role, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career within a nationally recognised service.

Working for our organisation

• At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
• Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
• Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
• We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult Field/general)
• Experience of supervision of junior staff, mentorship qualification or equivalent
• Educated to degree level in relevant subject area or equivalent experience
• Non-medical prescribing

Experience

• Evidence of relevant post registration nursing experience.
• Evidence of experience in medicines management
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience in allergy
• Research and audit experience

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Using intravenous therapy and undertaking cannulation/venepuncture
• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code.
• Knowledge of research and audit
• Basic IT skills
• Able to use initiative.
• Advanced physical assessment and history taking skills

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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.