Staff Nurse

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an experienced Staff Nurse to join the multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate should hold a Professional Nursing qualification and have experience in caring for individuals with eating disorders. Responsibilities include developing care plans and delivering evidence-based nursing care. Competitive pay and a supportive work environment offered.

Qualifications

• Must have completed preceptorship.
• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs.
• Knowledge of clinical supervision and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Primary/Named Nurse within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop collaborative and needs-based care plans.
• Provide evidence-based nursing care.

Skills

Good interpersonal and Communication skills

Collaborative working

Time Management

Education

Professional Nursing qualification (RMN/RNMH/RNLD)

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 09 October 2025

You must have completed your preceptorship to be eligible for this vacancy.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse who holds a Professional Nursing qualification e.g. RMN/RNMH/RNLD to join the MDT on Ward 31a, Specialist Eating Disorder Unit.

The ward provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for individuals who suffer from eating disorders and is part of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

The service is for men and women aged 18 and over living in the North East and North Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

Act as a Primary/Named Nurse within a multi-disciplinary team, developing collaborative, and needs based care plans, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Provide excellent professional, skilled and effective person centred, evidence based nursing care.

Be actively involved in the health and wellbeing of staff and service users.

Be visible and accessible to patients, families and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring services.

Contribute to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Please note - this vacancy may close early once a suitable number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
• Clinical Supervision
• Safeguarding
• Care Co-ordination
• Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
• PMVA
• Mental health legislation
• NMC standards and professional accountability

Skills and Competencies

• Good interpersonal and Communication skills
• Collaborative working
• Time Management

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust