Nurse Specialist

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) team within the Cancer Directorate at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As the Late Effects Nurse Specialist, you will play a key role in enhancing and expanding a recently established service that supports young people living with the long-term consequences of cancer and its treatment. This is a unique chance to shape an emerging area of practice while becoming part of a dynamic, experienced team committed to improving cancer care for teenagers and young adults across the North East and Cumbria. Working closely with the TYA team, you will help ensure that every young person is cared for holistically, recognising their individual needs, aspirations, and challenges during a pivotal stage in their lives. If you are enthusiastic, forward thinking, and passionate about making a meaningful difference to young people affected by cancer, we would be happy to hear from you.

• Interview date: Monday 8 June 2026
• 30 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., In this role, the Late Effects Nurse Specialist will lead the expansion into new Trusts for the delivery of a dedicated Late Effects service for teenagers and young adults, providing expert clinical care, advice, and support to young people diagnosed between 19-24 years, who are living with the long-term consequences of cancer and its treatment. Working as an integral member of the TYA Multi-Disciplinary Team, the post holder will contribute specialist knowledge to the assessment, planning, and coordination of care. They will collaborate closely with local, regional, and national cancer services, as well as designated hospitals across the North East and Cumbria, to ensure young people receive consistent and age-appropriate support throughout their post cancer treatment journey.
  
  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.