Job summary
- Main area
- 317 IOT Transplant Co-ordinators - FH
- Grade
- Band 6 / Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (on call commitment as part of role)
- Job ref
- 317-2025-43-13-DR-A-VA1
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £38,682 - £54,710 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/01/2026
Employer heading
Nurse Specialist - Abdominal Transplant Coordinator
Band 6 / Band 7
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated individual to join our well established supportive transplant team. The successful candidate with play a key role in supporting patients requiring assessment for abdominal transplantation , meeting complex educational and emotional needs. Ensuring patients remain supported and well informed through out the process.
If you are passionate about organ transplantation and really want to make a difference to the transplant pathway for patients then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Depending on experience the aim would be for the Band 6 to progress to a Band 7 within 12 months of completing the competencies of the post.
- Interview Date: 5 January 2026
- 15 hours/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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Main duties of the job
As transplant co ordinator you will play a key role in supporting patients through all aspects of the transplant pathway. This will involve working very closely with but local , regional and national colleagues. The ability to develop close professional working relationships is an important aspect of this role
You will work closely with the wider MDT ensuring you are fully informed of all the patients needs and also being able to identify any barriers to transplantation
Patient education is a vital component of this role and the ability to work closely with patients are carers, assessing their own knowledge in realtion to the impact of transplantation
Excellent communication and organisational skills are vital for this role, the transplant pathway can be very complex and as such the successful candidate must have the ability to coordinate all aspects of care and be the key point of contact for patients
As part of this role there is an expectation that you will , on a rotational basis, provide 24 hr 7 day a week on call commitment to 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
Band 6
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:
- Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice
- Take a lead role facilitating 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
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice
Band 7
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:
- Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
- Take a lead role facilitating 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.
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area.
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice.
Person specification
Band 6
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
- 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.
- 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
- Degree in health related subject
- Research or audit experience.
- Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes.
- Change management skills and involvement in project work.
Band 7
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level / Master’s level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Good IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree
- Management experience / qualification
- Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Ridley
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2448822
- Additional information
Peter Robinson Smith , Transplant Co ordinator
Peter.Robinson-Smith @nhs.net
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