Nurse Specialist

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We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic nurse to join our existing Clinical Nurse Specialist Team at the National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre (NRCTC).    The post offers a fantastic opportunity to be involved in the national service for patients with a rare kidney disease known as atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (aHUS) (including adults, children, and young people).  Please note, it is not essential to have prior experience of general kidney disease management, for this role.  It would suit adult and children's nurses alike.

Newcastle Hospitals was commissioned by NHS England to be a single-centre highly specialised service to diagnose and co-ordinate care for patients with suspected or confirmed aHUS.  Patients across the country suspected to have aHUS are referred to the NRCTC for the highly specialist management and co-ordination of their care by our adult and paediatric Nephrologists, who are supported by the whole multi-disciplinary team.

• Interview Date: 1 August 2025
• 37 Hours 30 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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The role of the Band 6 Specialist Nurse will be to support the Band 7 nurse to provide specialist nursing input, co-ordination of care, monitoring, education, and management of this patient group.  There will be a requirement to develop professional relationships with other healthcare organisations and teams nationally, and a need to develop communication and networks for the management of these patients.

The postholder will be responsible for maintaining good records and data collection for these patients. There will also be a requirement to offer a high level of support to patients, families and other healthcare professionals involved with this service, as aHUS is an ultra-rare disease.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about service improvement, and who has an enthusiastic approach to providing the best nursing care for aHUS patients and their families. An understanding of the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist is vital, and you should have transferable skills relevant to this role.  Effective communication and organisational skills are important because we operate a shared care model, whereby patients’ care is shared between the NRCTC and their local kidney team.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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