Community Staff Nurse (Copeland)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Cumbria is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to join their team. This role involves providing nursing care to patients in their homes while collaborating with health and social care professionals. The ideal candidate will possess Level 1 registered nursing qualifications and demonstrate strong communication skills. The role offers flexible working hours, including full-time and part-time options, with a competitive salary based on experience. The team is known for its supportive environment and commitment to high-quality care.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Free, confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Demonstrable recent community nursing experience.
• Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
• Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• To prioritise referrals and manage workload.
• To assess, deliver and evaluate all aspects of clinical nursing care based on best practice.
• To support and educate patients/carers in promoting independence and rehabilitation.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team

Education

Level 1 registered nursing qualifications

Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing (ENB 998/NST 307) or equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse (Copeland)

The closing date is 30 December 2025

Community Staff Nurse - 37.5 hours per week. Full Time / Part Time considered

• Do you want to be part of an emerging, unique and diverse organisation that put people at the heart of what we do? A Trust that empowers and engages its workforce to improve care and wellbeing, by delivering better health, better care in partnership?
• Are you looking to develop your knowledge and skills in community services, providing both routine and complex treatments to patients within their own home?
• Do you see the benefits of closer integrated working between health and social care to ensure the best outcomes for patients?
• Are you passionate about wanting to work with patients to help them achieve their goals? Are you caring and compassionate and committed to personalised care?

Copeland Integrated Care Community is a well‑established team that has long‑standing working relationships with many different partners and stakeholders. Effective collaboration with Primary Care, Social Care and multiple charities and third sector providers enables us to deliver a wide range of services to the population we serve. We work as a team in a beautiful rural location and have good team spirit and resilience.

Main duties of the job

• To prioritise referrals and manage workload
• To assess, monitor and continually evaluate risk management of situation and environment for both patient/carer/family and staff and deal with safety issues as identified.
• To assess, deliver and evaluate all aspects of clinical nursing care based on best practice.
• Use of equipment/technology to aid appropriate assessment of patient condition and delivery of treatment such as Doppler, Syringe Driver, enteral feed system, moving and handling equipment
• To carry out a range of clinical duties that involve dealing with body fluids eg venepuncture, wound dressings, catheterisation and tracheostomy care.
• To undertake and obtain samples for diagnostic purposes eg venepuncture, wound swabs, urinary and faecal sampling.
• To support and educate patients/carers in promoting independence and rehabilitation in timely approach using case management model of working.
• To deliver care in promoting comfort for patients who are terminally ill following recognised care pathway.
• To have sound knowledge base of medication and effects on conditions.
• To be responsible for appropriate and cost effective nurse prescribing.
• To administer medications reviewing and monitoring effects.
• To communicate closely with patients and all parties involved in delivery of services.
• To order and ensure effective management of specialist nursing equipment.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service: 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. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems
• Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
• Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing (ENB 998/NST 307) or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience

Experience

• Demonstrable recent community nursing experience.
• Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
• Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers.
• Evidence of clinical/professional development.
• Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
• Recent community nursing experience
• Leadership of a team

Knowledge

• Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
• Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
• Understanding of scope of professional practice.
• Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
• Self awareness and appreciation of limitations.
• Demonstrate ability of change management.
• Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
• Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare

Skills and Aptitudes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.

Other Requirements

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• Demonstrates flexibility to meet needs of service.
• Able to travel independently of public transport
• Current driving licence with access to own vehicle.

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.

Address

Flatt Walks Health Centre and Cleator Moor Health Centre

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time, Part‑time

Reference number

262‑A‑25‑7600244

Job locations

Flatt Walks Health Centre and Cleator Moor Health Centre