Clinical Nurse Specialists

A Nurse Specialist or Specialist Nurse directs and coordinates patient care in a specialized field, and supervises other healthcare specialists in addition to providing medical treatment. Specializations include work with a particular group of patients, such as infants or elderly patients, or expertise with a particular condition such as cancer or heart disease.

About this Career

Average Salary

£40,506

New workers start at around £24,899. Normal pay is £40,506 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £60,986

Annual Openings

180

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

  • Delivers lectures, and other forms of formal training relating to nursing practice.
  • Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
  • Advises on nursing care, disease prevention, nutrition, etc. and liaises with hospital board/management on issues concerning nursing policy.
  • Plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff.
  • Gives consultations with patients and their families to explain a patient's condition and possible treatments.
  • Consults with and provides guidance to other nurses and healthcare professionals within their specialism.
  • Provides specialist care in their area of expertise, assesses patients, determines treatments and conducts a variety of medical procedures.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Active Listening 62%
Speaking 60%
Reading Comprehension 58%
Critical Thinking 58%
Monitoring 55%
Writing 53%
Active Learning 51%
Learning Strategies 47%
Mathematics 39%
Science 3%