Care home nurse jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

Skills for Care recorded 250 filled registered nurse posts in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2024/25, out of 300 registered nurse posts in total. Around 50 of those registered nurse posts in Newcastle upon Tyne were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 16.6% vacancy rate for the registered nurse role in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The registered nurse role is 2.6% of the 9,600 filled adult social care posts in Newcastle upon Tyne. Turnover in the registered nurse role in Newcastle upon Tyne ran at 36.2%. New starters were 44.3% of registered nurse posts in Newcastle upon Tyne over the year.

On filled registered nurse posts, Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 2nd of the 12 North East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the North East sits at 125 filled registered nurse posts, against 250 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 150.

For the shape of the rest of the Newcastle upon Tyne workforce, the same release records 450 filled senior care worker posts, 100 filled registered manager posts and 5,300 filled care worker posts.

Reported median pay in Newcastle upon Tyne was £20.18 an hour for the registered nurse role and about £38,800 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Newcastle upon Tyne only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in Newcastle upon Tyne earn a median of £36,726 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Newcastle upon Tyne at £25,800, £10,926 below it.