Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup counselling service

Descripción de la vacante

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, up to 37.5 hours per week. The post requires a registered children's nurse with active RSCN, ready to lead within a new paediatric department in our A&E.

You will assess, plan and evaluate care, provide clinical leadership, mentor pre-registration students, and drive quality improvements in emergency paediatric care.

Formación

• Registered Nurse Child with active registration
• NST 307 or equivalent
• Postgraduate certificate or diploma or equivalent
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent
• PILS/EPALS/APLS/NLS/ALS training

Responsabilidades

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care within the remit
• Provide clinical leadership to ensure effective patient care and resource use
• Mentor, teach and supervise pre-registration students and healthcare assistants
• Participate in audits and care pathway reviews and maintain standards in A&E

Conocimientos

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Leadership

Organisation

Educación

Registered Nurse Child with active registration

NST 307 or Equivalent

Postgraduate diploma or equivalent

Postgraduate certificate or equivalent

Essential IT skills (EITS)

PILS/EPALS/APLS/NLS/ALS

Descripción del empleo

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

The closing date is 28 October 2026

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

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.

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.

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

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata

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

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

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata