Job summary
Are you ready for a challenge? Do you want to make a difference?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated experienced registered nurse to join the Complex Spinal Nursing Team and deliver great care to our patients. This post is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist nursing skills in the care of patients with complex spinal needs.

Secondary, tertiary and quaternary referrals from across the UK and internationally.

Our Complex Spine service provides comprehensive patient care from initial referral, to discharge from the service. The specialist nursing team are pivotal in delivering this service, working closely with the complex spinal surgeons and other members of our expert multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously and collaboratively within the complex spinal nursing team and within a detailed clinical governance framework. The team continually develops and reviews the service in line with evolving research and practice.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant must be passionate about this patient group, highly motivated and enthusiastic about teaching all grades of staff. The candidate must be an outstanding communicator, can demonstrate first-rate organisational and multitasking skills and the ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently in a busy and fast paced work environment. The successful applicant will demonstrate an ability to support, train, develop and educate others as a member of the Complex Spinal Nursing team. The successful individual will have a pivotal role in delivering Trust Objectives as well as objectives for this service ensuring that the care delivered reflects the Trust Vision and Values.

About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 309-UCLH-7816-D
Job locations: National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Essential: Relevant post-registration programme
• Essential: Teaching/Assessment programme
• Essential: Honours Degree in Nursing, research or ethics
• Desirable: Leadership development programme
• Desirable: Management development programme
• Desirable: Honours Degree in Nursing, research or ethics
• Desirable: Completed/completing Masters Degree
• Desirable: Advanced communication skill course

Experience

• Essential: Minimum 3 years' relevant post registration experience in same specialty at band 6
• Essential: Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the specialty
• Essential: Evidence of developing & leading nurse led clinics / services
• Essential: Evidence of ability to work collaboratively and autonomously

Skills and Abilities

• Essential: Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional practice
• Essential: Able to respond appropriately to accident or untoward clinical incidents
• Essential: Participate in and comply with UCLH, and Divisional clinical governance frameworks
• Essential: Evidence of continuing professional development
• Essential: Previous experience of formal & informal teaching of patients & staff
• Essential: Skills in critical analysis and application of research to practice
• Essential: Previous experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
• Desirable: Previous experience in audit and evaluation of practice / services
• Desirable: Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor and mentor
• Desirable: Published articles / poster presentations
• Desirable: Previous experience in budgetary management

Personal and People Development

• Essential: Commitment to maintaining own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal portfolio of competencies
• Essential: Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
• Essential: Reflective in practice
• Essential: Evidence of ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously

Communication

• Essential: Keyboard and word processing skills

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Essential: Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties (line managers to elaborate depending on the level of the post and to assess this essential criteria at interview)

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk

For questions about the job, contact: ANP Complex Spine, Jacqueline Mullane, Jacqueline.mullane@nhs.net

Applications are welcome from all, and UCLH is committed to equality of opportunity.