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Let's talk about you

We realise you’ve come here to discover more about us. About what we offer and why you should consider working here. But could we talk about something more important first? You.

People are the focus of absolutely everything we do. We believe in people, we care deeply about their hopes, their dreams and their wellbeing. And that applies equally to our customers, our communities and our colleagues – which means you, if you choose to work here. It’s important to us that you know if you join us we will welcome you, respect you, encourage you and help you to achieve your goals.

Now, let’s talk about us

As a leading regional employer, we are able to create a wide range of career opportunities for you across a number of different areas of our business. We can help you find the right job for you in one of our high street branches, head office departments or with our sector leading fintech business, Newcastle Strategic Solutions. You can be confident that whichever path you choose, we’re committed to helping you develop your career and achieve what’s important to you.

We have been recognised as a Platinum Investor In People (IIP) business – the highest level of the award, achieved by only 6% of the businesses IIP accredit.

Make a difference

As a talented individual, we know you’re looking for a job with the right prospects, pay and benefits and we can certainly help with that. How about these?

Generous annual leave
Flexible working
Health cover

Not a bad start, we hope you agree. But by far the biggest benefit we can offer you is the opportunity to make a difference every day of your working life.

Applying for one of our roles

It's great that you're interested in a career with us, and we want to make the application process as straightforward as possible. We've listed our typical recruitment process, so you know what to expect each step of the way.

We're committed to creating a place to be you, so that everyone, regardless of any part of their identity, feels accepted for who they are. So, our policies and ways of working take everyone's needs into consideration. If you are experiencing any barriers to applying online, require documents in alternative formats, or need any reasonable adjustments either during the application process, or as your start your journey with us you can let our Talent Acquisition team know.

To apply, send us your application through our careers website. Our application process is simple – register, attach your CV and optional cover letter.

Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application with the hiring manager, you’ll receive an email to let you know if you have been shortlisted for the next stage.

This is your opportunity to bring your CV to life, find out more about us as an organisation and ask any questions you may have with your designated recruiter.

If you have been successfully shortlisted, it is likely the first stage will be a short interview with the manager over Teams. You’ll have the chance to showcase your experience and get to know your potential future manager. If you're successful, you'll join us for a more structured competency based interview either onsite or virtually.

As you move through the process, our Talent Acquisition team will stay in touch to provide you with an outcome at every stage. If you have a preference around how you want to receive your feedback, please let your dedicated recruiter know at the start of the process.

If you have been successful, you’ll receive your formal contract and your new manager will keep in touch in the lead-up to your first day with us!

During the application process, we'll ask you for some personal details. To help us identify areas of focus, we want to understand the experience of different groups and this requires data. Without data, it is difficult to determine what needs to change and how we should hold ourselves accountable for making progress.

Your data is strictly confidential, it will not be accessible to hiring managers and will only be used for monitoring purposes – in line with our Data Protection policy. If you would prefer not to disclose any information, please skip to the next section, or select prefer not to say for any questions you do not feel comfortable disclosing.