Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This fixed-term Staff Nurse role is for resilient and adaptable Registered Nurses to provide critical support across acute wards during the winter months. The position involves delivering patient-centered nursing care, assessing and implementing care plans, and managing admissions and discharges. It requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and effective response to changing clinical priorities.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
- Manage acute admissions and facilitate safe, timely discharges.
- Administer medications accurately in line with professional standards.
- Collaborate seamlessly with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Respond calmly and effectively to changing clinical priorities.
Essential criteria
- 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- PP126/7
- D32/33
- Post Registration qualification in specialty
- Diploma/degree in nursing
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Winter brings unique challenges to our healthcare system. We are seeking resilient, adaptable, and motivated Registered Nurses to join our dedicated team during this peak period. This fixed-term role is designed to provide critical support Trust wide across our acute wards, ensuring our patients continue to receive safe, high-quality, and compassionate care throughout the winter months.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities Deliver evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans. Manage acute admissions and facilitate safe, timely discharges. Administer medications accurately in line with professional standards. Collaborate seamlessly with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT). Respond calmly and effectively to changing clinical priorities.
About us
Northumbria Healthcare NHSCore Values Patients first: Delivering the right care, place, and time. Respect: Treating everyone with kindness. Always improving: Striving to make things better daily We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS
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