Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner

Newcastle Hospitals; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking motivated Staff Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners to join our large, patient-centred teams across our hospitals in the North East. You will provide high-quality care, work within multidisciplinary teams and support patients through perioperative pathways.

Interview Date Tuesday 01 December 2026. We offer CPD opportunities and flexible working arrangements where possible, with a commitment to your development and career

Qualifications

• Meets All Essential Criteria
• Meets All Desirable Criteria

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding standards of care within a large multidisciplinary team including medical, surgical, anaesthetic and intensive care colleagues.
• Support Continuous Professional Development (CPD) with dedicated Clinical Educators and Matron-led supervision.

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner

The closing date is 16 November 2026

We've been providing patient-centred healthcare to communities in the North East of England and beyond for over 250 years and is proud to be one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, offering a vast and diverse range of specialist services.

We approach our daily work with the ethos that patients remain at the heart of everything we do, in line with the trust's Vision and Values and is reflected in our newly launched Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Strategy.

We seek self-motivated, confident nurses and ODPs with a natural aptitude for empathy and attentiveness, who can demonstrate a sensitive yet self-assured approach with patients who are often very scared and uncertain for their future.

Acting as an advocate for your patients, you will need authentic communication and listening skills, and the ability to build trust, considering all factors in their response to prognosis and treatment plans. This can require considerable resilience and insight and you will liaise with colleagues from many external partnership services, requiring good coordination and organisation skills.

• Interview Date Tuesday 01 December 2026
• Full & Part Time Hours/Week

Main duties of the job

Providing outstanding standards of care, takes a successful multi-disciplinary approach and you will work alongside a large team of talented individuals including medical, surgical, anaesthetic and intensive care teams, allied health professionals, pharmacists and many more.

Our teams also include many nurse specialists and as such there is great scope for progression to more specialist and other senior nursing and managerial roles.

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

There is a multitude of opportunities for career development within our Trust. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in particular is extremely important to us, to ensure our staff can fully liberate their potential. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your skills and competencies with dedicated support from our Clinical Educators.

All of our clinical areas are supported and lead by experienced Matrons - contact details are available on our Trust website. Please make contact to find out more and you may be able to arrange an informal visit.

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.

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.

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

Please note that we are unable to offer alternative interview dates so candidates should make every effort to be available for the interview date shown on the current advert.

We welcome applications from both internal and external candidates who are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and making a positive contribution to our organisation. If you have a particular interest in a specific specialty, clinical area, or service, please tell us about this within your application.

Shortlisting Criteria

• Meets All Essential Criteria
• Meets All Desirable Criteria

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.

They can direct your query to the most appropriate Matron to advise on their current vacancies, shift patterns, arrange any informal visits and the skill & experience they require etc and let you know whether their vacancy is coming to this set of interviews.

Contacts for further information [e-mail]

Community Heart Failure Nurse team.

The post involves supporting the care of patients living with chronic heart failure across community and clinical settings, including visits to patients in their own homes.

Working within a small, experienced team and alongside the Heart Failure Nurse Specialists, you will provide patient and family support, education, symptom monitoring and ongoing care. The role aims to promote effective management of heart failure, identify deterioration at an early stage and help prevent avoidable hospital admissions.

Previous experience in cardiology and/or a keen interest in developing within this specialty would be advantageous. Clinical supervision, support and guidance will be provided.

Due to the community nature of the role, applicants must hold a full driving licence, have access to a vehicle for work purposes and hold appropriate business insurance

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust