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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Nurse Specialist
Closed for applications on: 8-Apr-2025 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 8-Apr-2025 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6 to Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Paediatric Cardiology Specialty - FH
- Interview date
- 17/04/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are thrilled to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to work within our Cardiothoracic Clinical Board based at the Freeman Hospital as a specialist Nurse in our Inherited Cardiac conditions service.
This role is pivotal in supporting our families affected by Inherited Cardiac Conditions. As a Specialist Nurse within the Cardiac Family History Service, you will act in an autonomous capacity to manage a hugely interesting case load of conditions supporting families affected by sudden cardiac deaths, familial cardiomyopathies, inherited electrical disorders and inherited aortopathies. Through nurse-led clinics, you will provide our patients with access to clinical investigations, draw up family pedigrees and counsel patients through genomic testing, ensuring a timely diagnosis and treatment options.
We are interested in hearing from enthusiastic, motivated nurses who can demonstrate sound experience in adult cardiology and are keen to develop clinical skills and knowledge of cardiac genomics. Banding is dependent on experience at 6/7.
- Interview Date: 17 April 2025
- 18 hours 45 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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Candidates who can demonstrate essential criteria of significant experience working in a senior role with independent and autonomous clinical decision making with clinical skills and history taking will have the confidence and skills the role requires to work as a senior case holder from day one.
Recognised cardiac genomics accreditation will be advantageous.
Equally we are keen to support progression and succession in this role at Band 6 with an education framework where the successful post holder will be supported with bespoke training to achieve competency. We have a small friendly team of experienced adult ICC Clinical Nurse specialist this role if successful you will benefit from this expert support.
This rewarding role requires close multi-disciplinary team working both within our specialist directorate services and across organisational boundaries to ensure the best outcome for our patients. This includes supporting new initiatives and therapies to support patient care for our families.
Please come and talk to us about this opportunity, we welcome any enquiries
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Band 6
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
- Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice.
- Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
- Contributes to training and education within specialist area
Band 7
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills
Within speciality and sphere of practice.
- Take a lead role facilitating the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area.
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Band 6
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role.
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Some post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training supervision & assessment
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context.
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding.
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development.
- Good IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Able to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Effective organisation and time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Degree in health related subject
- Research or audit experience
- Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes.
- Change management skills and involvement in project work.
Band 7
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level / Master’s level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Good IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree
- Management experience / qualification
- Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Cowell
- Job title
- Nurse Specialist - Children's Cardiac
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139428
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