Paediatric Staff Nurse

NHS; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Carlisle is seeking a Paediatric Staff Nurse to join their vibrant paediatric team. The role involves assessing, planning, and delivering nursing care in line with professional standards. Ideal candidates will have active NMC registration and experience in paediatric or general nursing within the NHS. This post offers a competitive salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working patterns.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse child with active NMC registration or working towards.
• Experience as a student nurse or in general nursing within the NHS.
• Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care.
• Provide prescribed nursing care without supervision.
• Develop and evaluate nursing practice within the department.

Skills

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work as a team member

Ability to act as a mentor

Adaptability to changing workloads

Education

Registered Nurse child with active NMC registration

PILS/ILS

TNCC or equivalent

EPALS/APLS

ALS

Job description

Paediatric Staff Nurse

The closing date is 25 September 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.

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.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 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:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

• A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

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

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