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NMAHP Consultant

On-site in Trustwide·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 a year
About £3,660 - £4,010 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Trustwide
Contract: Full-time
Experience: Senior level
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 15 November

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The role

Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We are seeking an exceptional and experienced nurse to become a Nurse Consultant within the Breast Cancer oncology team. The role will support the Breast Cancer Oncology Services, working as an increasingly independent practitioner responsible for patient treatment and holistic patient centred care.

As a Nurse Consultant you will provide high level of expert clinical advice and leadership, support and deliver education and professional development and assist in research and quality improvementprojects.

Working alongside clinical colleagues, the successful individual will reduce waiting times to see specialist oncology practitioners, provide resilience to the service and improve patient experience.

This is a very exciting opportunity for an individual with a passion for patient care in the Breast-oncology setting.

Interview Date Tuesday 24 November 2026
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

You will need to be passionate about providing high quality patient care in this exciting and rewarding area. You will join an innovative team of oncologists, ACPs, pharmacists and specialist nurses, delivering non-surgical oncology treatments in a tertiary centre.

You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and be able to prioritise a complex workload. You will take pride in your work,be self-motivated, professional, proactive and personally resilient. In addition, have a flexible approach, good organisational skills, and excellent attention to detail. You will be passionate as a lifelong, self-directed learner in this rapidly developing and exciting specialty. You will have opportunities to lead service changes to improve performance and patient care.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected demonstrate leadership and act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate trust values and core behaviours.

About us

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a clinical expert in their respective field and will fulfil the 4 domains of the NMAHP Consultant function:

1. Advanced and expert level practice within the relevant field2. Leadership and consultancy3. Development and provision of education and training4. Service development, evaluation, research and audit.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

oRegistered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
oCurrent NMC/HCPC registration
oPossession of a master's degree or established on pathway and able to provide evidence of academic achievement at this level
oEvidence of post graduate specialist education related to area of clinical expertise

Desirable

oPossession of or working towards a Doctorate

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

oEvidence of Supervision and assessment in practice
oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
oHighly developed advanced specialist in field and applies theory to practice
oHas expert knowledge in practice, research, education, and leadership in specialist area and within the field of your profession
oExtensive experience of clinical work in specialist area
oAudit / research experience
oExtensive clinical and leadership experience in the specialist field
oExperience of contributing to the development of your profession at a regional / national level

Desirable

oExperience / evidence of professional leadership in relation to their service at a regional and/or national level

Skills & Abilities

Essential

oGood IT skills
oEffective report writing skills
oEffective organisation and time management skills
oAbility to prioritise a complex workload and work in a rapidly changing environment
oActs autonomously and independently within appropriate organisational boundaries and achieve results and outcomes based on own decision making
oIs able to assimilate risk / benefits and rationalise decision based on extensive knowledge, skills & experience
oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role
o Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids

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).