Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Haemophilia Referral Centre - RVI
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-16-034
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/07/2025
Employer heading
Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Haematology
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated, suitably qualified individual to join the Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre and Haematology Unit based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary as a Paediatric Haematology Nurse Specialist. The post holder will play a key role in providing high quality patient care in a service which supports young children and adolescents with thrombosis, immune thrombocytopenic purpura and haemophilia and associated bleeding disorders.
We are seeking to appoint a Paediatric Haematology Nurse Specialist with relevant post registration experience for 18.75 hours a week who could work effectively alongside a small well-established team of Adult and Paediatric Nurse Specialists in the Regional Haemophilia Centre/Haematology Unit based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. This is a new Trustwide role and you would care for patients in both the out-patient, in-patient and also in community settings where necessary.
- Interview Date: 3 July 2025
- 18 hours 45 minutes/week (over 3 days - Monday to Friday)
- 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 post holder would be using advanced skills and knowledge to care for young children and adolescents with complex emotional and physical needs relating to a thrombotic condition or their bleeding disorder. In conjunction with the Paediatric Haemophilia Nurse Specialists, you would be responsible for planned and emergency outpatients, administering treatments and the provision of education and support for inpatients within the Trust. Additionally you would be expected to advise and guide health care professionals in the regional hospitals and provide ongoing support and education to patients, their wider families and occasionally schools and colleges.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships with patients with long term conditions and their families and the wider multi-disciplinary team are essential, as is effective time management
Some experience and understanding of haematological conditions would be desirable, but is not essential as full training and support will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity to transfer your existing skills, knowledge and experience, to enhance your professional development and develop your career in a supportive setting.
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:
o Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice.
o Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
o Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
o 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 month’s 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
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
- Julie Vowles
- Job title
- Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912820664
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