Nurse Specialist

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.

• Interview Date: Monday 22 December 2025
• Hours: 37 Hours 30 Minutes per week
• Application: 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

• 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 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.
• Maintain excellent record‑keeping standards.
• 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.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit the Careers page of our Trust’s website.

Details

Posted: 01 December 2025

Pay

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full‑time

Location

Royal Victoria Infirmary, 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP

Job responsibilities

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust defines a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of the role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease or condition. Within the sphere of specialist practice, the role includes advancing knowledge and skills, contributing to planning and evaluation of care pathways, supporting nursing practice development, and delivering training and education.

Person Specification – Qualifications & Education

• 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

Person Specification – Knowledge & Experience

• 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
• Understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
• Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development

Person Specification – Skills & Abilities

• Good IT skills
• Effective report writing skills
• Able to work independently and as a member of a team
• Effective organisation and time management skills

Eligibility for 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.

Additional Information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Employer Details

Employer: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary, 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP

Website: https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us