Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist (Deep Brain Stimulation Service)

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organisation in Sheffield is seeking a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in DBS to join their Movement Disorder team. You will deliver high-quality care and support to patients at various stages of their treatment. The role involves significant responsibilities in clinical practice, education, and leadership. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in neuroscience nursing and experience with movement disorders. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to a respected healthcare institution.

Benefits

Professional development commitments

Supportive work policies

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with extensive post-registration experience in a neurosurgery setting.
• Experience with patients with movement disorders undergoing surgical procedures.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Act as an advocate for patients in the DBS pathway.
• Lead on clinical and service initiatives.

Skills

Competent interpersonal skills

Able to manage difficult situations

Understanding of functional neurosurgery

Proven oral and written communication skills

Motivated and able to lead others

Education

Registered Nurse

Neuroscience Nursing Course or equivalent

Continuing Professional development

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job summary

This role is part of the Movement Disorder team at Sheffield teaching Hospital.

The Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist In DBS will work collaboratively with the broader Movement Disorder and Neurosurgery team, delivering high quality care to patients with movement disorders and dystonia undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) from the preoperative phase, through the intraoperative and postoperative stages, and into long-term management.

The CNS has responsibilities on Clinical Practice; Leadership; Education and Research.

Main duties of the job

The post holder must be flexible in the approach to the clinical area, acting as a professional role model, involved in direct or indirect provision of care.

The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, ensuring the provision of specialist advice to this caseload of patients and participate in decision making as a member of the wider Movement Disorder team and Neurosurgery MDT.

The post holder will act as an advocate and apply in-depth knowledge of clinical and holistic aspects of care to patients in the DBS pathway, acting as a resource to patients/ service users, families, carers and healthcare professionals.

The post holder will lead on various clinical and service initiatives, including service planning, and management of patients and resources in line with allocated budgets.

About us

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 employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Details

Date posted: 12 January 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata for part time staff

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 190-1175-DIR

Job locations:

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF

Job description and 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

Education and qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Nurse.
• Neuroscience Nursing Course or equivalent.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional development relevant to the post.
• Ability to practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct

Education and qualifications (Desirable)

• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Experience of clinical supervision of junior staff.
• Experience of change management.
• Non medical prescribing qualification

Experience (Essential)

• Extensive Post registration experience in a neurosurgery or neurology setting.
• Experience of working with patients with movement disorders undergoing surgical procedure.
• Ability to work within a team and independently.
• Ability to plan and carry out a challenging workload.

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of working at a band 6 level in a neurological or neurosurgical setting.

Skills / knowledge / abilities (Essential)

• Competent interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
• Able to use initiative.
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Understanding and knowledge of functional neurosurgery and movement disorders.
• Able to use basic IT systems, including MS Office (which may include but not be limited to Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Proven oral and written communication skills.
• Presences and influencing skills.
• Motivated and able to motivate and lead others.
• Able to perform comprehensive patient assessments and plans.
• Ability to work within a pressured environment for prolonged periods of time e.g. surgery.

Skills / knowledge / abilities (Desirable)

• Knowledge of audit processes, research and evidence-based practice.

Other requirements (Essential)

• Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the service.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Recognition of own limitations within scope of professional practice.

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 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).

Employer details

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF

Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)