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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact
- Address
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Queen Victoria Road
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne and Wear
- NE1 4LP
- Contact Number
- 0191 282 0999 option 2
Nurse Specialist
Closed for applications on: 11-Dec-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 11-Dec-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Postcode
- NE1 4LP
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months (from date of appointment)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Gynaecology - Early Pregnancy Unit - RVI
- Interview date
- 22/12/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
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 excited to offer the opportunity of a full-time Secondment for a Clinical Nurse Specialist, within the Complex Termination of Pregnancy and Specialist Placement Team, working within Women's Services as part of the Gynaecology team.
The role will require the post holder to have extensive knowledge and experience of Gynaecology, with specific knowledge and experience of Termination of Pregnancy being an advantage. The role will involve Nurse led clinics, supporting Consultant led clinics, managing a caseload of patients, database management, patient education and support; and attending and presenting at Multi-disciplinary Team meetings. A range of clinical skills will be required, appropriate to care for this group of patients. You will be expected to be able to work autonomously but also be working as part of a well-established multi-disciplinary team. Excellent communication and counselling skills are essential. You will be expected to be able to use I.T systems for the management of nurse led clinics and caseload management.
- Interview Date Monday 22 December 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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The Post holder will
- Carry out a range of assessments and consultations on patients appropriately under the Specialist Placement and Complex TOP pathway, within a clinical setting.
- Attend MDT meetings and progress actions as necessary.
- Provide specialist advice to patients via both telephone and face-to-face discussion, some of which will require sensitive information, and will require emotional support.
- Provide specialist advice and guidance to other clinic specialties and teams.
- Use communication and clinical skills to support patients emotionally and physically to achieve their best outcomes
- Provide patient education and support.
- Successfully manage the patient database to ensure all patient data is input and accurate for accreditation and audit purposes.
- Have excellent record keeping standards
- As a Band 6, provide leadership and management within the service.
Working for our organisation
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.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
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
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.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
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.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
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
Desirable criteria
- • Degree in health related subject
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • 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
Desirable criteria
- • Research or audit experience
- • Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • 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
- • Change management skills and involvement in project work
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Poonam Singh
- Job title
- Nurse Specialist - Complex ToP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01919177339
No longer accepting applications
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