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Main area
317 Cystic Fibrosis CQUIN - RVI
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2025-44-37-DR-VA1
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Town
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/11/2025 23:59

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Nurse Specialist

Band 6

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

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 seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic nurse to join our existing Clinical Nurse Specialist Team within Respiratory Medicine in Medicine & Emergency Care at the RVI.   The post offers a fantastic opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team to be involved with conditions such as Severe Asthma and COPD.

  • Interview date: 20th November 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 role of the Band 6 Specialist Nurse will be to support the Respiratory Medicine department to provide specialist nursing input, co-ordination of care, monitoring, education, and management of patients, including those with Severe Asthma and COPD. 
  • Working autonomously as well as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Communicate effectively with appropriate teams to ensure safe and effective transition of participants through the programme ensuring relevant information shared.
  • Participate in data collection for service delivery, audit and quality surveillance.
  • Run nurse led outpatient clinics - supported by B7 colleagues.
  • Contribute to teaching and clinical supervision.
  • Be involved in service development projects.

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.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

         Freeman Hospital

         Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

         Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

         Newcastle Dental Hospital

         Newcastle Fertility Centre

         Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

         Northern Genetics Service

         Cramlington Manor Walks

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.

 

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jenny Cain
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01912829589
Additional information

We would strongly encourage candidates who are interested in the post to contact us directly so we can discuss the role.   We also welcome interested parties to visit us.  

 

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