Job summary
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.
This means we are in the unique and enviable position to offer nursing and operating department practitioner career opportunities in practically every healthcare specialism you can think of!
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 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 19 September 2023
- 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.
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 to their potential. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your skills and competencies with dedicated support from our Clinical Educators.
Finding the perfect job for you
At interview you will be asked to select your preference for working specialty including site, and we will endeavour to appoint to your first choice where possible. If you would like to contact us about any of the vacancies use the hyperlink within the Additional Information for direct line managers details or email: nuth.NursingRecruitmentQueries@nhs.net
All of our clinical areas are supported and lead by experienced Matrons - contact details are available on our Trust website (see link in Additional Information).Please make contact to find out more and you may be able to arrange an informal visit.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
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, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have time at the interview to look at the full list of vacancies in Cardiothoracic Theatres and the Emergency Department.
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.
Overseas Staff need to be on the NMC register with OSCE completed and passed and have a current UK Visa
Current vacancies
We currently have staff nurse and ODP roles available within the Cardiothoracic Centre and Emergency Department for candidates with experience.
Cardiothoracic Centre
The Freeman Hospitals Cardiothoracic Centre is a highly performing surgical and transplant centre, greatly acclaimed for its innovative, research orientated approach to treating patients with life-threatening heart and lung conditions. We are seeking qualified scrub nurses and operating department practitioners with cardiothoracic experience, to join our dynamic team. Our theatre nurses and operating department practitioners are vital to the smooth running of our surgical environment, true team players with excellent communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills. Cardiothoracic surgery can be unpredictable, as every patient we care for has their own individual complex needs. The ability to work flexibly, effectively and efficiently as part of a large supportive, multi-professional team are the attributes and aptitudes we are looking for.
Our theatres are made up of four adult Cardiac and Thoracic theatres (including robotic surgery) and one paediatric / congenital theatre. Emergency situations requiring urgent attendance can arise, and our nursing teams are regularly called upon to support other departments in critical situations. We provide a 24/7 service and so commitments include night shifts, on calls and scrub staff will train to become part of Newcastles Cardiothoracic National Organ retrieval team.
Emergency Department
Emergency nursing demands a unique set of skills. Trauma patients conditions can be complex and life threatening, requiring emergency specialists to quickly stabilise them, minimising pain and discomfort, and our nurses are often evaluating and treating patients at the same time, whilst working with colleagues from other departments to ensure the patient receives the highest quality care.
You need to be able to adapt, think out of the box and remain calm under pressure during rapidly changing situations whilst remaining compassionate and caring at all times as patients are often very scared, with needs which may not be apparent when they first arrive. Our nurses oversee non-trauma admissions and have continuous contact with their patients making decisions that align with hospital protocols and clinical orders so excellent communication and clinical skills are a must.
All new staff jointing the team undergo a local induction, working closely with our Clinical Educator. Once you have completed the induction and all the necessary competencies you will manage a specific patient group, rotating through all areas of the Major Traumas area and become more autonomous in your role.
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.
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 months pay.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have time at the interview to look at the full list of vacancies in Cardiothoracic Theatres and the Emergency Department.
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.
Overseas Staff need to be on the NMC register with OSCE completed and passed and have a current UK Visa
Current vacancies
We currently have staff nurse and ODP roles available within the Cardiothoracic Centre and Emergency Department for candidates with experience.
Cardiothoracic Centre
The Freeman Hospitals Cardiothoracic Centre is a highly performing surgical and transplant centre, greatly acclaimed for its innovative, research orientated approach to treating patients with life-threatening heart and lung conditions. We are seeking qualified scrub nurses and operating department practitioners with cardiothoracic experience, to join our dynamic team. Our theatre nurses and operating department practitioners are vital to the smooth running of our surgical environment, true team players with excellent communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills. Cardiothoracic surgery can be unpredictable, as every patient we care for has their own individual complex needs. The ability to work flexibly, effectively and efficiently as part of a large supportive, multi-professional team are the attributes and aptitudes we are looking for.
Our theatres are made up of four adult Cardiac and Thoracic theatres (including robotic surgery) and one paediatric / congenital theatre. Emergency situations requiring urgent attendance can arise, and our nursing teams are regularly called upon to support other departments in critical situations. We provide a 24/7 service and so commitments include night shifts, on calls and scrub staff will train to become part of Newcastles Cardiothoracic National Organ retrieval team.
Emergency Department
Emergency nursing demands a unique set of skills. Trauma patients conditions can be complex and life threatening, requiring emergency specialists to quickly stabilise them, minimising pain and discomfort, and our nurses are often evaluating and treating patients at the same time, whilst working with colleagues from other departments to ensure the patient receives the highest quality care.
You need to be able to adapt, think out of the box and remain calm under pressure during rapidly changing situations whilst remaining compassionate and caring at all times as patients are often very scared, with needs which may not be apparent when they first arrive. Our nurses oversee non-trauma admissions and have continuous contact with their patients making decisions that align with hospital protocols and clinical orders so excellent communication and clinical skills are a must.
All new staff jointing the team undergo a local induction, working closely with our Clinical Educator. Once you have completed the induction and all the necessary competencies you will manage a specific patient group, rotating through all areas of the Major Traumas area and become more autonomous in your role.
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.
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 months pay.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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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).
