HPB Specialist Support Nurse

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Cambridge seeks a dedicated HPB Specialist Support Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team. This role emphasizes patient-centered care within the HPB service, ensuring timely cancer treatment and support. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in acute surgery or acute medicine, strong communication skills, and a commitment to professional development. The position offers a range of benefits including development opportunities, excellent facilities, and support for work-life balance.

Benefits

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience in acute surgery or acute medicine.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Recent extensive ward experience in surgery or acute medicine.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cancer pathways are adhered to in a timely manner.
• Support patients and their families throughout HPB pathways.
• Liaise with regional teams to ensure smooth care transitions.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Adaptable to changing situations

Effective interpersonal and problem solving skills

Commitment to multidisciplinary working

Education

Degree

Teaching or mentoring qualification

Job description

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

HPB Specialist Support Nurse

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Are you a band 5 staff nurse who is ready for a new challenge? Have you thought about a change of direction but not sure what avenue to take? If you possess an eye for detail, diligence and a commitment to excellent patient care and would like to try a specialist field of practice then this might provide a unique opportunity for you. We are looking for someone who is hard working and flexible in their approach to support the smooth running of the HPB service.

The HPB service is the regional referral centre for pancreatic and liver surgery. You will be responsible for ensuring all patients that are referred to the service are appropriately assessed, treated and followed up by liaising with local / regional teams and that the correct surveillance programme is undertaken. You will work initially under the supervision of the HPB Clinical Nurse Specialist but will be expected to be able to identify potential risks/ concerns and act on them accordingly ensuring patient safety is kept at all times.

Main duties of the job

Ensure cancer pathways are adhered to in a timely manner, act on this as appropriate when required.

Support patients and their families, carers throughout the HPB pathways / treatment plans for benign and cancer patients. Putting the patient at the centre if the service provided.

Liaise with the regional teams to ensure the smooth transition of care to the specialist centre and referral back. Identify and act on any issues that may arise. Ensure all investigations and results are obtained as required.

Support team members in providing patient care and carry out MDT outcomes to ensure cancer breaches do not occur.

Please see attached application pack ( combined Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities).

About us

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 6 January 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 21 January 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience in acute surgery or acute medicine
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Teaching or mentoring qualification
• Degree
• Research Module
• Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete

Experience

• Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
• Accept personal accountability for own practice
• Recent extensive ward experience in surgery or acute medicine
• Experience of formal/ informal teaching
• HPB surgical experience

Knowledge

• Understanding of evidence based practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Understanding and knowledge / Willingness to learn about the HPB specialist field
• NMC code of professional conduct
• Good understanding of cancer pathways / willingness to learn
• Knowledge of HPB surgery and aftercare

Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
• Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
• Effective interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
• Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
• Documentation, audit and presentation skills

Additional Requirements

• To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the 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.

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.

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust