Registered Nurse, Ward 2

Ncic; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

NCIC is seeking a Band 5 registered nurse to join the 27-bed medical unit at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. This 26-hour-per-week role includes night shifts, weekends and bank holidays, delivering high-quality nursing care within a supportive medical team.

The post offers NHS Band 5 pay and opportunities for professional development, with DBS checks and relocation considerations where applicable. Applicant eligibility and visa considerations are outlined in the posting.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active registration as per UK NMC.
• CPD and evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Follows NMC Code of Professional Conduct and budgetary awareness.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care as part of the ward team under the Ward Manager.
• Coordinate nursing services in the ward/dept in the absence of senior staff.
• Ensure high standards of nursing care and clinical practice.

Skills

Empathy

Motivation

Non-judgemental

Teamwork

Communication

Organisational

Compassionate values

IT Skills

Education

Registered Nurse with active registration

Teaching certificate or equivalent

Job description

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

Main area WCH Ward 2 - 201108 Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (from September 2026) Hours Part time - 26 hours per week (12 hour shifts, Nights, weekends and Bank Holidays) Job ref 262-A-26-8299749

Site West Cumberland Hospital Town Whitehaven Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking to employ a band 5 registered nurse up to 26 hours per week to join our friendly, hardworking and ambitious medical team.

The department compromises a 27 bedded medical unit , providing highly acute medical care ,caring for patients with varying complex medical conditions

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager
• To be responsible for the organizing and co-ordination of nursing services in the ward/dept in the absence of senior staff on a regular basis.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community.

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
• 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 Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

The Trust key values are Kindness, Respect, Ambition and Collaboration.

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.

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.

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: £41.0 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

N CIC 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

Personal Circumstances

• Empathy
• Motivation
• Non-judgemental

Skills and aptitudes

• Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
• IT Skills

Knowledge and Exeprience

• Student nurse in the NHS or general nursing within the NHS or equivalent
• NMC code of conduct.
• Continuing professional development with portfolio.
• Equality issues and best practice.
• Relevant field of nursing
• Budgetary awareness.
• Supporting students.
• Medical speciality
• Local PCPI agenda.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, with active registration.
• Teaching certificate or equivalent.

Other Requirements

• Flexibility
• Willing to develop by expansion of the role

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.