Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 09 December 2025

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne, and Wear have an exciting opportunity to join our female adult acute inpatient ward at Bamburgh Clinic, St Nichols Hospital. We have 3 inpatient wards which are all 18 bedded adult acute admissions ward providing treatment and care for a wide range of mental health illnesses to patients who are of working age.

If you are newly qualified, we will support you while in clinical practice and offer a trust preceptorship program.

We currently have x 2 full time positions available.

We will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve the patient experience.

We provide inpatient facilities for working age adults with acute mental health problems and we are looking for caring, compassionate individual to work within our acute service who are committed to providing high quality care and treatment to our patients. Working in an acute environment can be challenging but with the right team, positive attitude, and resilience we are rising the challenge and reaping the reward of being able to support people during their most difficult times.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to provide assessment and treatment functions who possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

  • Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families.
  • Acting as a named nurse to a group of patients under the direction/supervision of the person identified with continuing responsibility.
  • Participation in therapeutic programmes.
  • Responsivity for assessment of care needs and contributing to the formulation of the persons needs and the development of relevant plan based upon the persons negotiated goals and relevant evidence-based interventions.
  • Work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, provide nursing intervention to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and or participate in the review and progress, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer through the clinical care and treatment pathway.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Details

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-ICG25-087-MG

Job locations

St Nicholas Hospital

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3XT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 25th November 2025

Closing date : 9th December 2025

We welcome your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 25th November 2025

Closing date : 9th December 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
  • Continued professional development
  • Post registration clinical experience
  • Successfully completed the OSCE exam

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities needs
  • Care Co-ordination
  • Safeguarding

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and Communication skills
  • Collaborative working
  • Time Management
  • Risk Assessment/ Management
Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
  • Continued professional development
  • Post registration clinical experience
  • Successfully completed the OSCE exam

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities needs
  • Care Co-ordination
  • Safeguarding

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and Communication skills
  • Collaborative working
  • Time Management
  • Risk Assessment/ Management

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.

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

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.

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

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Nicholas Hospital

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3XT


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Nicholas Hospital

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3XT


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Olivia Bolton

olivia.bolton@cntw.nsh.uk

Details

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-ICG25-087-MG

Job locations

St Nicholas Hospital

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3XT


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