Keswick Ward Staff Nurse (Community Hospitals)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Keswick; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North England is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Keswick Community Hospital. The role involves delivering holistic care to patients with various health conditions and requires excellent communication skills and adaptability. Candidates should demonstrate nursing experience and qualifications. The position is full-time, rotating through 12-hour shifts, including weekends and nights. Competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum. Relocation assistance may be available.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with Level 1 qualifications.
• Experience in IV Cannulation and medication administration.
• Ability to manage changes in health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care to patients and families.
• Support patients with safe discharges.
• Deliver care for palliative conditions.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to use initiative

Demonstrable recent Nursing experience

Enthusiasm to work as part of a team

Education

Level 1 registered nursing qualifications

Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing

Post registration qualification in Acute/Chronic Disease Management

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Keswick Ward Staff Nurse (Community Hospitals)

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Staff Nurse Keswick Community Hospital - 24 hour position available.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the friendly and enthusiastic nursing team at Keswick Ward based in the heart of the Lake District. The ward currently supports 16 patients with various health conditions to be able to reach their baseline and optimum level and return back to their chosen environment whether this be back home or to alternative care facilities. The complexities of their care and the main focus being on complex discharge planning, multi-disciplinary working and also supporting patients with the decision-making processes.

We are looking for Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our cheerful, supportive team to deliver high quality, holistic care and join our well-established multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic about delivering holistic care to the patients and a desire to develop their knowledge and skills in discharge processes and supporting patients through education and lifestyle choices.

As a community ward we are a busy unit admitting step-up patients from the community and step-down patients from the acute sector with varying health conditions we also support many patients with palliative conditions and chronic decline. The post requires individuals to work under pressure and with accuracy and effective communication and collaboration is a key aspect of this role.

Main duties of the job

The post requires a candidate that is passionate about holistic care to enable them to support patients and their families for End-of-Life Care and safe discharges. The role will also involve clinical skills that include, male and female catheterisation, venepuncture, cannulation, administration of IV medication, ECGs, wound care etc.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate and give examples of their experience within their supporting information relating to the essential criteria outlined on the job description. Training will be given to the successful candidate if required.

The hours to be offered are on rotation /these will be 12-hour shifts including weekends, bank holidays and nights and are subject to change for service need.

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.

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

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
• Demonstrable recent Nursing experience.
• Leadership of a team
• Post registration clinical skills (i.e. IV Cannulation and admin)
• In some settings MIU experience will be advantageous

Qualifications

• Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
• Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing (ENB 998/NST 307)
• Post registration qualification in Acute/Chronic Disease Management
• Nurse Prescribing

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
• Level 2 training for safe guarding Children

Personal circumstances

• Demonstrates flexibility to meet needs of service.

Skills and Aptitudes

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

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

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum pro rata