The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 10 December 2025

Job summary

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
  • 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.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will

  1. Carry out a range of assessments and consultations on patients appropriately under the Specialist Placement and Complex TOP pathway, within a clinical setting.
  2. Attend MDT meetings and progress actions as necessary.
  3. 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.
  4. Provide specialist advice and guidance to other clinic specialties and teams.
  5. Use communication and clinical skills to support patients emotionally and physically to achieve their best outcomes
  6. Provide patient education and support.
  7. Successfully manage the patient database to ensure all patient data is input and accurate for accreditation and audit purposes.
  8. Have excellent record keeping standards
  9. As a Band 6, provide leadership and management within the service.

About us

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

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-46-026

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • oRegistered nurse (appropriate to branch)
  • oCurrent NMC registration
  • oDiploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
  • oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
  • oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role

Desirable

  • oDegree in health related subject

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • oSome post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
  • oExtended clinical practice underpinned by training supervision & assessment
  • oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
  • oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
  • oEvidence of on-going continuous professional development

Desirable

  • oResearch or audit experience
  • oEvidence of contribution towards education and training programmes

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • oGood IT skills
  • oEffective report writing skills
  • oAble to work independently and as a member of a team
  • oEffective organisation and time management skills

Desirable

  • oChange management skills and involvement in project work
Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • oRegistered nurse (appropriate to branch)
  • oCurrent NMC registration
  • oDiploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
  • oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
  • oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role

Desirable

  • oDegree in health related subject

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • oSome post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
  • oExtended clinical practice underpinned by training supervision & assessment
  • oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
  • oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
  • oEvidence of on-going continuous professional development

Desirable

  • oResearch or audit experience
  • oEvidence of contribution towards education and training programmes

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • oGood IT skills
  • oEffective report writing skills
  • oAble to work independently and as a member of a team
  • oEffective organisation and time management skills

Desirable

  • oChange management skills and involvement in project work

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nurse Specialist - Complex ToP

Poonam Singh

Poonam.singh5@nhs.net

01919177339

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-46-026

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Supporting documents

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