Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

Ncic; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup counselling

Job summary

NCIC is recruiting a Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) for Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. The role supports the Children’s ED with a new paediatric department, offering leadership and development opportunities in a fixed-term contract.

The post requires RSCN registration, PILS/EPALS, and experience in acute paediatric or A&E settings, with potential progression within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Child with active registration.
• NST 307 or equivalent qualification.
• Postgraduate certificate or equivalent development.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care within remit.
• Provide clinical leadership to ensure effective patient care and resources.
• Mentor, teach and supervise pre-registration students and healthcare assistants.

Skills

PILS

EPALS

NLS

ALS

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Registered Nurse Child with active registration

NST 307 or Equivalent

Postgraduate certificate or equivalent

Essential IT skills (EITS)

Job description

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

Main area CIC A&E Paediatric Staff - 200345 Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shifts) Job ref 262-A-26-8264147

Site Cumberland Infirmary Town Carlisle Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse, Band 6, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, up to 37.5 hours per week.

Would you like to join our dynamic team of Paediatric Nurses in our Children’s Emergency Department?

An exciting opportunity has become available to be part of a growing, vibrant Paediatric Team within the Cumberland Infirmary. We are looking to appoint a passionate, enthusiastic, motivated Band 6 registered children’s nurse, with active RSCN registration, who wishes to build upon their leadership skills and excel in their career. The post holder will have experience in an acute paediatric or A&E setting. Ideally you will have completed PILS/EPALS and will be able to provide evidence of professional development, shift management, and staff development.

We have recently just opened a new paediatric department within our main A&E building. We have a triage room, 3 treatment rooms including a HDU and a safe room to see and assess patients safely. This is a new and exciting opportunity for a children’s nurse looking to expand their emergency care knowledge and to be part of a brand new paediatric area. There will be further opportunity for career progression and to work within a well-supported team.

Main duties of the job

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision. You will also contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice within the department and ward area, as well as providing nursing care in accordance with local policies, procedures and guidelines and comply with NMC code of professional conduct.

The role will include:

Being responsible and accountable in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care within their remit

Providing excellent clinical leadership skills to ensure the effective delivery of patient care and resources within the remit of the unit

To provide evidence based, quality emergency care to the public

Participate in the role of mentor, teacher and supervisor to pre-registration students and health care assistants

Participate in the monitoring of standards of care, essence of care, care pathway audits, reviewing of A&E documentation

The role of the senior staff nurse in the department includes supporting junior staff and taking on enhanced roles to support the senior nursing team.

Involving audits, roster management and where possible taking on the role of the coordinator in the absence of the sister

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

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 the UK 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 eligiblevacancies.

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: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. 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.

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

• Registered Nurse Child with active registration
• NST 307 or Equivalent
• Relevant development to post graduate certificate or equivalent
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent
• Relevant development to postgraduate diploma or equivalent

Experience

• Post registration patient care
• Teaching/Mentoring
• Able to Deal with a continually changing workload
• Experience of leading shifts in the Emergency or acute Paediatric Department
• Experience within acute Paediatric Speciality
• PILS
• EPALS/APLS
• NLS
• ALS

Knowledge

• Continuing professional development, with portfolio
• Leadership
• Clinical Governance

Skills

• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Extended Clinical Skills e.g Venepuncture, ECG interpretation.
• Able to use Initiative appropriately
• Able to work in a team without close supervision
• Organisational Skills
• Interpreting baseline observations.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
• Relevant extended skills.

Personal Circumstances

• Empathy
• Motivation
• Positive Approach to Change
• Non-Judgemental
• Works within the trust values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.