Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 03 December 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the nursing team on Ward 9 at Wansbeck General Hospital. This post will provide the successful applicant the opportunity to develop their skills in and to enhance their knowledge of stroke rehabilitation and care of the elderly medicine.

The opportunity to work on Ward 9 at Wansbeck provides nurses with an opportunity to play a key role in the patient's journey with good opportunities to build relationships with community colleagues to help facilitate discharges home. We have a friendly and flexible team of nurses already within the ward and would look to support any new member of the team to develop their skills where we can.

Main duties of the job

The ward operates an internal rotation rota system which includes a range of shift patterns to suit most needs. We have a friendly and flexible team of nurses with good retention of staff.

To provide nursing care to a caseload of patients and to provide verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and the multi disciplinary team.

When responsible for the ward/department to ensure that individualised programmes of care are formulated and carried out fully for each patient on the ward/department (up to 23 patients in a ward area).

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 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, Part-time

Reference number

319-7604117SC

Job locations

Ward 9 Wansbeck hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within a very strong MDT, managing complex rehabilitation needs of stroke patients and discharges. To become competent in the administration of NG and PEG feeds and general nursing duties.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within a very strong MDT, managing complex rehabilitation needs of stroke patients and discharges. To become competent in the administration of NG and PEG feeds and general nursing duties.

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

Ward 9 Wansbeck hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 9 Wansbeck hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

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