Staff Nurse | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,073 - £39,043 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2026 |
| Location: | Ashington, NE63 9JJ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7986299/319-7986299IO |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 staff nurse to join our MDT to care for palliative patients on a 20 bedded unit. This is a full time rotational post. We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate nurse who is committed to delivering high quality care to patients receiving palliative and end of life care.
To provide nursing care to a case load of patients and to provide verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and the multi-disciplinary team.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team.
After becoming established in the team to act as the nurse in charge in the absence of band 6 and 7 nurses.
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
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 trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
As a band 5 staff nurse you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care for patients on their palliative journey.
You will work collaboratively within the MDT to promote or maintain independence, achieve good symptom control and safe discharge planning.
The role involves delivering evidence based nursing care, administering medication safely, maintaining accurate clinical documentation and supporting junior staff and students in their development.
Compassion, good communication, critical thinking, and team work are essential, as is the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment focussed on patient centred care and continuous improvement.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jun 2026