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Staff Nurse in Newcastle

On-site in Newcastle·Full-time·Added today (last checked 12 Nov)

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 a year
About £2,220 - £2,640 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Newcastle
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Thursday 26 November

Skills

Nice to have

Conflict Resolution

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Newcastle.

The role

Job summary

Newcastle Treatment & Recovery (NTaR) currently has a Band 5 vacancy for an experienced professional to work full time in a service offering support to those experiencing substance misuse difficulties. The job sits in Newcastle Treatment and Recovery Service based at Plummer Court Newcastle.

Main duties of the job

This post sits within the Day Unit Partial Hospitalisation Treatment Team and the post holder will deliver clinical based interventions to a variety of adults who have varying levels of need who require support to achieve recovery from substance use.

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.

NTaR is a partnership between CNTW and Waythrough. We are an integrated team comprising nurses, social workers, recovery co coordinators and Consultant Psychiatrists delivering high quality, evidenced based care via structured interventions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will involve supporting substance use patients to begin their recovery journey to achieve abstinence from drugs or alcohol.

This involves working within a highly experienced multi disciplinary team of substance use professionals and will require a significant amount of controlled drug administration on a daily basis.

You will also support and manage the care of patient attending daily for support during and after an alcohol detox.

Patients can access the service between 9:30 am and 8:00 pm Monday to Friday and 11:00am and 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday.

We also run a needle exchange service on an evening and weekend

There is no nightshift requirement in this role

It is strongly recommended that you request to visit the unit prior to interview for an understanding of the role and service.

Support and guidance will be provided to the successful candidate on an ongoing basis to help you to learn and achieve excellence in your role and there are opportunities for further training in physical health areas such as carrying out ECGs and venepuncture in order to support our Physical health team.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 12th November 2026

Closing date : 26th November 2026

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
Continued professional development

Desirable

Therapy Based Training qualification
Qualification to Degree level
ENB 998 / P126/127 or equivalent.
Student Assessor /Mentor
Post registration clinical experience

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
Carer needs
PMVA
Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
Mental health legislation
NMC standards and professional accountability

Desirable

Clinical Audit
Patient information system(RIO)

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Good interpersonal and Communication
Collaborative working
Time Management
Risk Assessment/ Management
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to prioritise
Delegation
Ward Coordination

Desirable

Leadership
Presentation
Debriefing
Change Management
Conflict resolution
Multi-Disciplinary and interagency working
Resource 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.