The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting staff nurses and operating department practitioners (ODPs) for Band 5 roles across its hospitals, with applications closing on 16 November 2026.

The permanent posts, advertised on NHS Jobs on 10 November 2026 under reference 317-2026-SNA-DEC, pay £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata. Full-time and part-time applications are welcome.

Where the roles are based

The trust describes itself as one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing patient-centred healthcare to communities in the North East and beyond for more than 250 years. It records around two million contacts with patients every year.

Its services are delivered from the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Cramlington Manor Walks, urgent treatment centres, the Newcastle Fertility Centre, the Northern Centre for Cancer Care and the Northern Genetics Service, as well as community sites and offices at Regent Point in Gosforth.

The advert covers a wide range of current vacancies, rather than a single ward. The areas listed include internal medicine, general surgery inpatient wards, the respiratory support unit, Institute of Transplantation outpatients, the renal clinical investigations unit, the eye emergency clinic, main outpatients, the rheumatology day unit, the frailty same-day emergency care team, the urgent community response team, neonatal intensive care, critical care, theatres across a range of specialties, the day treatment centre and the community heart failure nurse team.

What the job involves

The trust says it is looking for self-motivated, confident nurses and ODPs with a natural aptitude for empathy and attentiveness, who can act as advocates for patients who are often scared and uncertain about their future. Successful applicants will work in multi-disciplinary teams alongside medical, surgical, anaesthetic and intensive care teams, allied health professionals and pharmacists.

The advert places strong emphasis on development. It says continuous professional development is extremely important to the trust, with dedicated support from clinical educators, and that there is scope to progress into more specialist and other senior nursing and managerial roles. Staff will also be supported by experienced matrons in each clinical area.

For the community heart failure nurse team, the work includes supporting people living with chronic heart failure in community and clinical settings, including visits to patients in their own homes, with the aim of promoting effective management, spotting deterioration early and helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions. Previous experience in cardiology, or a keen interest in developing in that specialty, would be an advantage for that team, and applicants must hold a full driving licence, have access to a vehicle for work and hold appropriate business insurance.

How to apply

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. The post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

Interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 1 December 2026, and the advert states that the trust is unable to offer alternative interview dates and can only support face-to-face interviews at this time. The final list of vacancies will be confirmed on the day of the interviews, because new vacancies are added during the period up to that date, and candidates will be able to choose from the vacancies available then.

Applications are made through NHS Jobs, where candidates are redirected to Trac to apply. The trust says it welcomes applications from both internal and external candidates, and asks applicants who have a particular interest in a specific specialty or clinical area to say so in their application. The advert also states: no agencies please.

Anyone interested should read the full advert on NHS Jobs before applying, and apply before the closing date of 16 November 2026.