Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking dedicated Band 5 nurses to deliver patient-centred care across a busy Trust. This permanent post offers flexible full- and part-time hours to suit service needs and staff wellbeing, underpinned by a strong commitment to professional development and CPD.

We value compassionate, resilient professionals who work well within multidisciplinary teams and can contribute to teaching and leadership within clinical areas.

Qualifications

• Must hold UK professional registration with NMC.
• Evidence of current nursing practice essential.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support CPD and professional development opportunities.
• Deliver care across wards and community settings as required.

Skills

Nursing

Empathy

Patient-centered care

Education

UK NMC registration

Job description

Band 5

Main area 317 Trustwide Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Job ref 317-2026-SNA-DEC

Site Trustwide Town 317 Trustwide Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 01/12/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

We’ve been providing patient-centred healthcare to communities in the North East of England and beyond for over 250 years and are 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.

Working for our organisation

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:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

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.

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

Detailed job description and main 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.

Please be advised we can only support face to face interviews at this time.

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.

Current vacancies

The list of the vacancies will be finalised and ready for all candidates to review on the day of the interviews due to it being updated regularly. This allows all vacancies to be added during the period up to the interview date giving an accurate list for candidates to choose from on the day but will include a range of full and part time vacancies from

• Internal Medicine,
• General Surgery inpatient wards
• Respiratory Support Unit,
• Institute of Transplantation outpatients
• Renal Clinical Investigations Unit
• Eye emergency clinic
• Rheumatology Day unit
• Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Team
• Urgent Community Response team
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Critical Care
• Theatres- Range of specialties. (welcomes applications from Registered Nurses and ODPs)
• Day Treatment Centre (welcomes applications from Registered nurses and ODPs)

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

Contacts for further information [e-mail]

Name Nursing Recruitment Job title Nursing Recruitment Email address [e-mail] Additional information

Person specification

Shortlisting Criteria

• Meets All Essential Criteria
• Meets All Desirable Criteria

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.