Nurse Specialist

Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 23 November 2025

Are you an innovative paediatric nurse with a keen interest in orthopaedic nursing?

This exciting Band 6 Paediatric Nurse Specialist post is an opportunity to work within a small team of nurses providing autonomous approach among the wider multi‑disciplinary team to support care for routine and more complex patients within the Great North Children’s hospital.

The Paediatric Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist provides specialist nursing care and specialist advice to babies, children and young people with musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions and their families. The post holder works autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of evidence‑based care, patient education, and family support throughout the surgical and non‑surgical pathways. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder supports inpatient and outpatient pathways, including pre‑operative preparation, post‑operative care, fracture management, and long‑term follow‑up.

The role combines direct clinical care with patient and family education, service improvement, and professional leadership within the paediatric orthopaedic nursing service.

- Interview Date Tuesday 02 December 2025

- 34 Hours/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

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Main duties of the job

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.

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.

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

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

- Deliver high quality assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for paediatric orthopaedic patients.

- Provide specialist nursing input in clinics (fracture, pre‑assessment, post‑operative review, spinal, limb reconstruction, etc.).

- Act as a key worker for complex cases, ensuring continuity of care across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.

- Support management of children in traction, with casts, braces, or external fixators.

- Assist in post‑operative wound management, pain control, and rehabilitation support.

- Liaise with the wider MDT (consultants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, orthotists, and play specialists, safeguarding team).

Education and Support

- Educate children, parents, and carers on procedures, treatments, and ongoing care (e.g., cast care, mobility, and wound management).

- Contribute to training and development of nursing and medical staff, including students.

- Develop and update patient information leaflets and educational resources.

Service Development

- With guidance act as a clinical resource and role model within the orthopaedic and paediatric teams.

- Contribute to clinical guideline development, quality improvement, and audit projects.

- Participate in service review and redesign to improve patient pathways and outcomes.

- Contribute to specialist nurse‑led clinics as appropriate to competence level.

- Opportunities for further education and leadership development will be supported.

Research and Evidence‑Based Practice

- Promote and implement evidence‑based practice in paediatric orthopaedics.

- Participate in data collection, research, and clinical audit to inform practice.

- With support disseminate research findings and contribute to publication or presentation when appropriate.

Communication

- Maintain effective communication with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.

- Provide emotional support and counselling where appropriate.

- Ensure accurate, timely documentation and adherence to data protection and safeguarding policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

- 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

- Degree in health related subject

Knowledge & Experience

- 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

- Research or audit experience

- Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes

Skills & Abilities

- Effective report writing skills

- Able to work independently and as a member of a team

- Effective organisation and time management skills

- Change management skills and involvement in project work

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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