Nurse Specialist

Alfianni Online - Artist Netwerk; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established multidisciplinary team as a Nurse Specialist focused on cleft lip and palate care. This position requires a Registered Children's Nurse with passion and experience, offering a chance to impact the lives of children and families significantly. Enjoy a permanent, full-time role embedded in service development and high-quality patient care within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse with NMC registration.
• Significant post-registration experience in cleft or craniofacial care.
• Experience in acute and community settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise in the care and management of children with cleft lip and palate.
• Act as team leader, supporting and supervising Band 5 nurses.
• Contribute to service development initiatives and clinical audits.

Skills

Clinical expertise in cleft lip and palate care

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)

Current NMC registration

Diploma plus specialist qualifications

Job description

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Job Summary

Are you a passionate and experienced children's nurse with a specialist interest in cleft lip and palate? We are seeking a highly motivated

Job Summary

Are you a passionate and experienced children's nurse with a specialist interest in cleft lip and palate? We are seeking a highly motivatedBand 6 Specialist Nurse to plan and coordinate care within our regional cleft lip and palate service.

This is a unique opportunity to take on a nurse specialist role in a well-established multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist, family-centred care to babies, children and young people across the region. You will play a key part in service development, staff supervision, and ensuring the highest standards of care through evidence-based practice and collaborative working, whilst deputising for the Band 7 lead nurse.

The role will provide highly specialist nursing advice and care for their own caseload of cleft lip and palate patients including assessing their care needs alongside developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care.

Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families affected by cleft lip and palate across the region.

• Interview Date: 1st July 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.
  
  

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Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical expertise in the care and management of children with cleft lip and palate.
• Act as team leader, supporting and supervising Band 5 nurses and other team members.
• Support regional care pathways, liaising with surgical teams, speech and language therapists, psychologists, and community services.
• Support service development initiatives, quality improvement projects, and clinical audits.
• Deliver education and training for families, professionals, and students.
• Contribute to regional and national networks to support cleft service development and best practice sharing.
  
  

About You:

• Registered Children's Nurse with NMC registration.
• Significant post-registration experience, including including experience cleft or craniofacial care.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working across acute and community settings is desirable.
  
  

About Us

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

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-24-01-DR

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 andcontribute to the body of nursing knowledge.Contributes to training and education within specialist area.
  

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

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.

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 andcontribute to the body of nursing knowledge.Contributes to training and education within specialist area.
  

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

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.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
• 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
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Good IT skills
• Effective report writing skills
• Able to work independently and as a member of a team
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Current driving licence if relevant to role
  
  

Desirable

• Change management skills and involvement in project work
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Some post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
• Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
  
  

Desirable

• Research or audit experience
• Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
  
  

Desirable

• Degree in health related subject
  
  

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
  
  

Desirable

• Degree in health related subject
  
  

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)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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