Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Specialty - RVI
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-21-045
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great North Children's Hospital
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/06/2025
Employer heading
Nurse Specialist - CYP (Complex Airways)
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 looking for an individual with a specific interest in Children with Complex Airway needs. The opportunity has risen for a Band 6 Paediatric Complex Airway Nurse Specialist to work across the Newcastle Trust and Community setting to provide expert advice to other healthcare professionals across the region. The successful applicant will work alongside a Band 7 Complex Airway CNS and Paediatric Respiratory Consultants to provide expert clinical care and leadership for BCYP (Babies, children and young people) with complex airway management such as tracheostomy airway management and other complex respiratory conditions, covering both medical and surgical conditions . The post holder must have some post registration experience within the specialist area of practice and have a flexible and adaptable approach to act as a resource and role model in the clinical area.
The post is for 34.5 hrs per week to be flexible to the needs of the service. The services is covered and the working pattern will ideally be 6 x 10hr and 1 x 9.5hr shift over a 14 day period predominantly covering the service Wednesday – Friday.
The post holder will be supported to develop their career and will have the opportunity to bring their own ideas to improve service delivery across the GNCH. They must be prepared to undertake further training such as clinical skills and nurse prescribing appropriate to service need.
- Interview Date Friday 20 June 2025
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- Providing specialised advice to specialties and teams, demonstrating sound clinical knowledge and expertise in the management of the BCYP within the service
- Actively participate in team meetings
- Provide emotional support, education and guidance to families to support understanding of their child’s condition , treatment plana and ongoing needs
- Providing training around paediatric tracheostomy care for staff in paediatric areas
- Support cascade training for educating staff / families in preparation for discharge
- Provide expert advice and BCYP presenting acutely and electively with a tracheostomy. The post holder will participate in the appropriate tube selection, upsizing and trouble shooting airway issues
- Contribute to research and evidence-based practice , Participating in the development of care pathways and protocols
- Contribute to the maintenance of a database of CYP with tracheostomies
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 post-holder will have excellent communication and development skills, and a good understanding of the issues linked with caring for BCYP and families with complex airway needs and the teams who care for them.
They should be self-motivated, an excellent communicator and have proven clinical and educational skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team as well as autonomously to prioritise and problem solve.
It is essential that you hold a current Healthcare Professional Registration and have recent experience of working in a clinical environment. You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) and should be a practice assessor and ideally hold a teaching or assessing qualification.
It is essential the post holder has a current driving licence. They will be responsible for providing a key link and work collaboratively across organisations and within acute and community settings across the region. The post will be based within GNCH.
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.
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
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
- Jacqui Gunn
- Job title
- Nurse Specialist CYP Complex Airways
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139307
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