Community Staff Nurse (Eden - Penrith & Alston)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Penrith; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to Work

Vivup counselling

27-day holiday rising to 33

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse for the Eden area, covering Penrith & Alston. The post is based in Eden and serves the Eden Integrated Care Community, with shifts from 8:30 to 23:00 and weekend rotation.

A preceptorship period is available for newly registered nurses and Allied Health Professionals. The successful candidate will join our community team to deliver high-quality care, develop clinical skills, and work with local health

Qualifications

• Level 1 registered nursing qualifications.
• Post-registration CPD and clinical development experience.
• Ability to travel to community settings and work across various sites.

Responsibilities

• Support high-quality care for patients with complex nursing needs in the community.
• Help prevent hospital admissions and support hospital discharge planning.
• Collaborate with health and social care colleagues to promote independence and manage long-term conditions.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Initiative

Flexibility

Education

Level 1 nursing

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse (Eden - Penrith & Alston)

The closing date is 11 November 2026

Community Staff Nurse (permanent) 67.5 hours per week.

An exciting Band 5 Community Staff Nurse opportunity has arisen with us in the beautiful Eden Valley and into the borders of the Lake District National Park.

The successful candidate will work with our community team, as part of the Eden Integrated Care Community (ICC).

The post will be based in Eden and serves the local population of the Eden ICC.

Daily working hours are currently between 8:30 and 23.00 hrs with shifts between the hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm and the late shift of 3pm-11pm. We also cover weekends on a rotational basis.

Are you ready for a challenge to work in this beautiful location working as part of a supportive and friendly integrated team meeting the needs of the community? If you have the skills and knowledge required to meet the role of a community nurse and want to play a part in our community team we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high quality care, to support patients with complex nursing needs within the community setting.

This is an excellent opportunity for dedicated and committed registered nurses who are looking to develop their clinical skills and expertise in caring for patients, working closely with health and social care colleagues to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence through reablement and management of long term conditions.

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

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

Please note, 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 for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

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 if applicable to the post:

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
• Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience

Experience

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

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

Personal circumstances

• Able to travel independently.
• Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.

Other Requirements

• Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearPer Annum, Pro Rata