NMAHP Consultant

Qualifications & Education Essential criteria Employer heading NMAHP Consultant Band 8a Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 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 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 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 improvement projects. 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 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. Working for our organisation 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 Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities The post holder will be a clinical expert in their respective field and will fulfil the 4 domains of the NMAHP Consultant function: Advanced and expert level practice within the relevant field Leadership and consultancy Development and provision of education and training Service development, evaluation, research and audit. Person specification Qualifications & Education Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP Current NMC/HCPC registration Possession of a master’s degree or established on pathway and able to provide evidence of academic achievement at this level Evidence of post graduate specialist education related to area of clinical expertise Desirable criteria Possession of or working towards a Doctorate Knowledge & Experience Essential criteria Evidence of Supervision and assessment in practice Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding Highly developed advanced specialist in field and applies theory to practice Has expert knowledge in practice, research, education, and leadership in specialist area and within the field of your profession Extensive experience of clinical work in specialist area Audit / research experience Extensive clinical and leadership experience in the specialist field Experience of contributing to the development of your profession at a regional / national level Desirable criteria Experience / evidence of professional leadership in relation to their service at a regional and/or national level Skills & Abilities Essential criteria Good IT skills Effective report writing skills Effective organisation and time management skills Ability to prioritise a complex workload and work in a rapidly changing environment Acts autonomously and independently within appropriate organisational boundaries and achieve results and outcomes based on own decision making Is able to assimilate risk / benefits and rationalise decision based on extensive knowledge, skills & experience Current driving licence if relevant to role Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. 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. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. 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

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