Community Staff Nurse (Workington)

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

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Workington is seeking a Band 5 nurse to join the Community Nursing Team. This permanent role covers 37.5 hours per week and involves home-based care within the Workington area.

The successful candidate will have completed their preceptorship and will contribute to delivering holistic, patient-centred care in the community setting.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse who has completed their preceptorship period.
• Experience in community/home nursing is desirable.
• Strong clinical nursing skills and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Prioritise referrals and manage workload.
• Assess and monitor risk to patients, carers and staff; ensure safety.
• Deliver and evaluate all aspects of clinical nursing care based on best practice.
• Utilise Doppler, Syringe Driver and other equipment to aid assessment and treatment.
• Perform venepuncture, wound dressings, catheterisation and tracheostomy care.
• Obtain samples for diagnostic purposes (venepuncture, wound swabs, urine/faecal samples).
• Educate patients and carers to promote independence using case management principles.
• Provide care focused on comfort for terminally ill patients following recognised pathways.
• Demonstrate knowledge of medications and their effects; participate in nurse prescribing where applicable.
• Communicate effectively with patients and all parties involved in care.
• Order and manage specialist nursing equipment.

Tools

Doppler

Syringe Driver

Enteral feeding system

Moving and handling equipment

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area 205150 Workington ICC Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract This is a permanent contract within Workington ICC for a band 5 nurse for 37.5 hours per week. Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Daily shift patterns covering the hours of 0800 -22.30. Weekends and bank holiday working on a rotational basis.) Job ref 262-A-26-8173525-A

Site Workington Community Hospital Town Workington Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our supportive team in Workington ICC. This role is open to registered nurses who have gone through their preceptorship period.

This is a permanent contract for 37.5 hours per week.

If you are looking to become part of a friendly community nursing team, providing holistic care in the home environment this job is for you...

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Workington Community Nursing Team. The team thrives to deliver safe, effective and patient centred care to the population of our case load. We are looking to recruit registered, eager to develop their community nursing career.

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

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