Paediatric Staff Nurse

Ncic; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup

Job summary

Ncic in Carlisle is seeking a Paediatric Staff Nurse (Band 5) based at Cumberland Infirmary. The role involves delivering high‑quality nursing care to paediatric patients in the emergency department and working within the North Cumbria healthcare team.

Applicants must be NMC registered for children, with paediatric emergency experience and a commitment to professional development. The post offers full‑time hours, a fixed term or permanent contract, and a supportive preceptorship programme.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse child with active NMC registration.
• PILS/ILS are required.
• TNCC or equivalent training.
• EPALS/APLS training.
• ALS certification preferred.
• NILS knowledge helpful.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for paediatric patients in the emergency department.
• Contribute to development and evaluation of paediatric nursing practice.
• Provide nursing care in accordance with local policies, procedures and guidelines and the NMC code.

Skills

Emergency Paediatric Nursing

NMC registration

Mentoring HCAs

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse child with active NMC registration

PILS/ILS

TNCC or equivalent

EPALS/APLS

ALS

NILS

Job description

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

Main area Emergency Care & Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 36 hours per week (Day/Night shifts) Job ref 262-A-26-8273456

Site Cumberland Infirmary Town Carlisle Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Paediatric Staff Nurse, Band 5, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle

This vacancy offers the opportunity to be part of a growing, vibrant paediatric team, providing effective health care to the people of north Cumbria and working to bring about dynamic change in the way patients requiring health care are managed in north Cumbria.

Based at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, we are seeking to recruit Registered Nurses (Child), with active RSCN registration, to work within our paediatric emergency department, there is up to full time band 5 hours available on a fixed term basis.

Applications are invited from highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have experience of working as a student nurse or paediatric nursing within the NHS or equivalent.

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.

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.

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 £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 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 NMC registration or working towards
• PILS/ILS
• TNCC or equivalent
• EPALS/APLS
• ALS
• NILS

Experience

• Student nurse or general nursing within the NHS or equivalent.
• Emergency Care Paediatric Nursing
• Supporting Students
• Budgetary awareness.

Knowledge

• NMC code of professional conduct
• Current nursing developments and national A&E issues
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• Research/Audit awareness
• Emergency Care Duties

Skills

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision
• Ability to act as a mentor to HCAs and newly qualified nurses
• Able to adapt to changing workload and work to meet deadlines

Personal Circumstances

• Motivation
• Commitment to professional development
• Maintain professional image/ attitude at all times

Other Requirments

• Flexible approach to working patterns
• Knowledge of our 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.