Job summary
We are seeking an exceptional and experienced nurse to become a Nurse Consultant within the Gynae-oncology team. The already established Clinical Nurse Specialist service is to be further strengthened with this invaluable new additional. The individual will bring gynae-oncology experience and expertise into our workforce, working alongside Clinical Nurse Specialists and Medical and Clinical Oncologists.
As a Nurse Consultant you will provide high level of expert clinical advice and leadership, support and deliver education and professional development and assist in research and quality improvement projects.
Working alongside clinical colleagues, the successful individual will reduce waiting times to see specialist oncology practitioners, provide resilience to the service and improve patient experience.
This is a very exciting opportunity for an individual with a passion for patient care in the gynae-oncology setting.
- Interview Date Tuesday 27 January 2026
- 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
- Advanced and expert level practice
- The post holder will be an experienced health care practitioner, with highly developed expertise and experience and will provide clinical services to target patient population and will work alongside medical oncology consultant colleagues in own nurse led clinics. They will review patients undergoing active treatment and will be able to account for treatment related toxicities and assess for treatment response based on agree protocols
- Leaderships and consultancy
- The postholder will provide clinical leadership to clinical nurse specialists and to resident doctors and trainees within the team. The postholder will provide expert opinion clinical opinion to other members of the team and oncological advice to other specialties as is required
- Development and provision of education and training
- The postholder, in collaboration with consultant medical staff, will develop and deliver education and training to other staff in the team and will help with developing SOPs and guidelines relevant to the sub-specialty
- Service development, evaluation, research and audit
- The postholder will actively contribute to clinical research and audits and will help develop services as needed to meet increasing demands and complexity. The post holder will contribute to the clinical effectiveness register through audit, research, and service developments
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will improve the experience and outcomes of patients by providing a highly expert service.
- To contribute to the professional development of the profession within the organisation and nationally.
- To provide expert practice, advice and consultancy for patients, carers and colleagues, within specialist area, locally and nationally.
- To lead practice and service developments, ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence, underpinned by evidence based practice.
- To undertake complex audit projects, as a major job responsibility, using research methodology designs to evaluate inter-professional systems, which aim to maintain quality in line with local and national guidelines, working towards initiation of nursing research.
- To influence, deliver and shape the development of multi-professional education and training locally and nationally.
- To influence the development of their profession locally and nationally.
- Acting as a role model.
- A highly visible clinical role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will improve the experience and outcomes of patients by providing a highly expert service.
- To contribute to the professional development of the profession within the organisation and nationally.
- To provide expert practice, advice and consultancy for patients, carers and colleagues, within specialist area, locally and nationally.
- To lead practice and service developments, ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence, underpinned by evidence based practice.
- To undertake complex audit projects, as a major job responsibility, using research methodology designs to evaluate inter-professional systems, which aim to maintain quality in line with local and national guidelines, working towards initiation of nursing research.
- To influence, deliver and shape the development of multi-professional education and training locally and nationally.
- To influence the development of their profession locally and nationally.
- Acting as a role model.
- A highly visible clinical role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
- Current NMC/HCPC registration
- Possession of a master's degree or established on pathway and able to provide evidence of academic achievement at this level
- Evidence of post graduate specialist education related to area of clinical expertise
Desirable
- Possession of or working towards a Doctorate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Supervision and assessment in practice
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Highly developed advanced specialist in field and applies theory to practice
- Has expert knowledge in practice, research, education, and leadership in specialist area and within the field of your profession
- Extensive experience of clinical work in specialist area
- Audit / research experience
- Extensive clinical and leadership experience in the specialist field
- Experience of contributing to the development of your profession at a regional / national level
Desirable
- Experience / evidence of professional leadership in relation to their service at a regional and/or national level
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise a complex workload and work in a rapidly changing environment
- Acts autonomously and independently within appropriate organisational boundaries and achieve results and outcomes based on own decision making
- Is able to assimilate risk / benefits and rationalise decision based on extensive knowledge, skills & experience
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
- Current NMC/HCPC registration
- Possession of a master's degree or established on pathway and able to provide evidence of academic achievement at this level
- Evidence of post graduate specialist education related to area of clinical expertise
Desirable
- Possession of or working towards a Doctorate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Supervision and assessment in practice
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Highly developed advanced specialist in field and applies theory to practice
- Has expert knowledge in practice, research, education, and leadership in specialist area and within the field of your profession
- Extensive experience of clinical work in specialist area
- Audit / research experience
- Extensive clinical and leadership experience in the specialist field
- Experience of contributing to the development of your profession at a regional / national level
Desirable
- Experience / evidence of professional leadership in relation to their service at a regional and/or national level
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise a complex workload and work in a rapidly changing environment
- Acts autonomously and independently within appropriate organisational boundaries and achieve results and outcomes based on own decision making
- Is able to assimilate risk / benefits and rationalise decision based on extensive knowledge, skills & experience
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
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.
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.
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).
.png){kind=logo}
