Job summary
- Main area
- 317 aHUS National Centre - RVI
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, each day 7.5 hrs, twice yearly weekend patient roadshows)
- Job ref
- 317-2025-27-09-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/08/2025
Employer heading
Nurse Specialist (aHUS Service)
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 at the National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre (NRCTC). The post offers a fantastic opportunity to be involved in the national service for patients with a rare kidney disease known as atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (aHUS) (including adults, children, and young people). Please note, it is not essential to have prior experience of general kidney disease management, for this role. It would suit adult and children's nurses alike.
Newcastle Hospitals was commissioned by NHS England to be a single-centre highly specialised service to diagnose and co-ordinate care for patients with suspected or confirmed aHUS. Patients across the country suspected to have aHUS are referred to the NRCTC for the highly specialist management and co-ordination of their care by our adult and paediatric Nephrologists, who are supported by the whole multi-disciplinary team.
- Interview Date: 1 August 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 Band 7 nurse to provide specialist nursing input, co-ordination of care, monitoring, education, and management of this patient group. There will be a requirement to develop professional relationships with other healthcare organisations and teams nationally, and a need to develop communication and networks for the management of these patients.
The postholder will be responsible for maintaining good records and data collection for these patients. There will also be a requirement to offer a high level of support to patients, families and other healthcare professionals involved with this service, as aHUS is an ultra-rare disease.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about service improvement, and who has an enthusiastic approach to providing the best nursing care for aHUS patients and their families. An understanding of the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist is vital, and you should have transferable skills relevant to this role. Effective communication and organisational skills are important because we operate a shared care model, whereby patients’ care is shared between the NRCTC and their local kidney team.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 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.
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.
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 month’s pay.
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
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
- Christine Maville
- Job title
- Nurse Consultant aHUS National Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 9177163
- 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. We work Mon-Fri normal office hours.
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