Registered Nurse, EAU

NHS; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Cumbria has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse within their Emergency Assessment Unit. This role offers part-time hours at 26.25 per week, focusing on delivering high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should be registered nurses and possess relevant skills to manage and support patient needs effectively.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme increasing to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Free counselling and information service

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Familiarity with quality and safety standards.
• Understanding of clinical governance issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide all aspects of patient care.
• Admit, assess & escalate concerns to nurse in charge.
• Support other nurses in the ward team as necessary.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to plan and organise workload

Proficient in venepuncture and cannulation

Ability to supervise qualified and unqualified staff

Ability to prioritise and make decisions

Education

Registered nurse (adult) with active registration

Ongoing professional development, MSc in nursing preferred

Tools

CIC IT systems

Job description

Overview

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse, EAU

The closing date is 06 October 2025

Registered Nurse, EAU Band 5 - 26.25 hours - WCH

We have an exciting opportunity to become a registered nurse within our team. We have 26.25 hrs available on a fixed term basis for 12 months covering a period of maternity leave.

Registered Band 5 Staff Nurse working on the Emergency Assessment unit and Ward 6 Short stay unit delivering high standards of quality care.

The Emergency Assessment Unit and Ward 6 compromises of two areas within the same Emergency Care Unit. The Emergency Assessment Unit is a fast paced, acute care environment; assessing, prioritising and caring for a multitude of patient and families, with specific acute care needs and long term conditions. Ward 6 is a 12 bedded Short Stay Unit caring for patients with acute care needs for up to 72 hrs.

We are also undergoing an exciting transformation, developing the Same Day Emergency Care unit.

The role will consist of 12 hrs shifts; both day and night shift working.

Responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• Manage and provide all aspects of patient care.
• Admit, assess & escalate any concerns to nurse in charge.
• Assessing NEWS score and effectively managing.
• Act in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct.
• Support other nurses in the ward team as necessary.
• Demonstrate practice based on current advances in nursing practice and research.
• Comply with infection prevention and control procedures at all times.
• Comply with responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, ensuring attendance at appropriate training.
• Take personal responsibility for putting the person receiving care first, and to challenge poor care, doing so as soon as any shortcomings are seen.

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: £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.

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.

Qualifications

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (adult) with active registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and potentially working towards or holding an MSc in nursing
• Experience of CIC IT systems

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in an acute hospital setting, demonstrating an awareness of current professional nursing issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with quality and safety standards and ward audit requirements.
• Understanding of clinical governance issues and clinical risk management.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to plan and organise workload.
• Ability to supervise qualified and unqualified staff.
• Ability to prioritise and make decisions.
• Proficient in venepuncture and cannulation.

Other Requirements

• Ability to work flexibly to provide 24 hour cover.
• Be a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible and professional approach.
• Kind and calm manner.
• Adaptable to change.

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

£27,485 to £37,796 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata