Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 31 March 2026

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Staff Nurse with excellent communication skills to join our busy Outpatient's Team. The post is based at Hexham General Hospital but you may be required to work in other areas of the Trust.

If you are a strong, caring, compassionate individual who has strong time management skills, works well under pressure and wants to deliver quality care, then please apply.

The successful applicants will be able to demonstrate an ability to provide high quality safe nursing care which is driven by patient experience and evidence based best practice.

It is desirable that the post holder demonstrate experience of working within an Outpatient environment. Youwill need to demonstrate high standards in clinical care and have the ability to contribute to quality initiatives and patient satisfaction. You will be well organised, resilient and able to meet the challenges and demands of working in busy Clinic departments which hosts a wide range of clinical specialties. The applicant is required to provide a range of specialist services within the Clinic areas working both as part of a team and autonomously. There is a requirement to rotate through all the clinic types. Training will be provided as appropriate

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Outpatients is a diverse, multidisciplinary environment which requires flexible and adaptable skills, an aptitude to learn and a motivation to develop your own clinical skills in line with progressive service delivery. This post is vital in supporting patients through their outpatient journey, as well as assisting with examinations and offering emotional support.

The successful candidates will have the opportunity to increase their skills by supporting clinics, supporting the development of staff, ensuring the smooth running of the departments whilst contributing to and being responsible for quality care , patient safety , delivering high standards of care.

The role requires excellent communication and negotiation skills to liaise with key stakeholders such as patients, plaster technicians, consultants, registrars, junior doctors and theatre staff, to ensure patients receive best possible timely care.

Outpatients host a variety of specialities across the Trust sites and outlying clinics. You will be required to work across all of these departments, and demonstrate skills and knowledge of the below.

Chaperoning, being patient advocate.

Assisting in procedure clinics and supporting patient recovery.

Deliver Orthopaedic/Plastic/Breast dressing clinics.

Supporting the development of new staff.

Supervision and assessment of students.

Communicating with patients, their families/carers and staff.

Time management

About us

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.

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7857724KD

Job locations

Hexham

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

o assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.

To be responsible for the organising and co-ordination of nursing services in the ward/dept in the absence of senior staff on a regular basis.

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.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which;

(a) engages, enables and empowers others

(b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and

Job description

Job responsibilities

o assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.

To be responsible for the organising and co-ordination of nursing services in the ward/dept in the absence of senior staff on a regular basis.

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.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which;

(a) engages, enables and empowers others

(b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

PP126/7
D32/33
Post Registration qualification in specialty
Diploma/degree in nursing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

PP126/7
D32/33
Post Registration qualification in specialty
Diploma/degree in nursing

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)