Paediatric Staff Nurse

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North England is seeking a Paediatric Staff Nurse based at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. The role involves delivering and evaluating nursing care in a dynamic environment. Candidates should have active RSCN registration and prior experience in paediatric nursing, preferably within the NHS. This position offers competitive salary, benefits like a holiday scheme, NHS discounts, and the opportunity to contribute to quality healthcare services.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Active RSCN registration required.
• Experience in paediatric emergency nursing or student nursing within the NHS.
• Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct and emergency care duties.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care independently.
• Contribute to the development of nursing practice in the department.
• Ensure compliance with local policies and NMC guidelines.

Skills

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work as a team member without close supervision

Ability to act as a mentor

Adaptable to changing workload

Education

Registered Nurse child with active NMC registration or working towards

PILS/ILS

TNCC or equivalent

EPALS/APLS

ALS

NILS

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Staff Nurse

The closing date is 22 December 2025

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.

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.

Certifications and requirements

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 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: £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.

Benefits

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

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 developmentMaintain professional image/ attitude at all times

Other Requirements

• Flexible approach to working patterns
• Knowledge of our 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

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Per Annum Pro Rata