Nurse Specialist (Endometriosis)
Posted 5 hours 30 minutes ago by NHS
The closing date is 17 December 2025
We are excited to offer the opportunity of a part time Endometriosis Clinical Nurse Specialist, working within Women's Services as part of the Gynaecology team.
The role will require the post holder to have extensive knowledge and experience of Gynaecology, with specific knowledge and experience of Endometriosis being an advantage. The role will involve nurse led clinics, supporting consultant led clinics, managing a caseload of patients, patient education and focus group support; and attending and presenting at multi disciplinary team meetings. A range of clinical skills will be required, appropriate to care for this group of patients. You will be expected to be able to work autonomously but also be working as part of a well established multi disciplinary team. Excellent communication and counselling skills are essential. You will be expected to be able to use I.T systems for the management of nurse led clinics.
The role is initially for 18.75 hrs a week, but this may develop as the service develops and expands.
- Interview Date: Wednesday 07 January 2026
- 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.
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Main duties of the jobThe Post holder will
- Carry out a range of assessments and consultations on patients appropriate under the Endometriosis pathway, within a clinical setting.
- Attend MDT meetings and progress actions as necessary.
- Provide specialist advice to patients via both telephone and face to face discussion, some of which will require sensitive information, and will require emotional support.
- Provide specialist advice and guidance to other clinic specialties and teams.
- Use communication and clinical skills to support patients emotionally and physically to achieve their best outcomes.
- Provide patient education and support within focus group settings.
- Successfully manage the Endometriosis database to ensure all patient data is input and accurate for accreditation purposes.
- Have excellent record keeping standards.
- As a Band 7, provide leadership to enhance and manage the nurse led service in the department.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, 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
- 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.
Job responsibilitiesThe Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust defines a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of the 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:
- Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
- Take a lead role facilitating 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.
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area.
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice.
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level / Master's level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Master's Degree
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on going continuous professional developmentyes
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
- Effective report writing skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
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.