Senior Community Staff Nurse - Keswick And Solway Icc

North Cumbria Integrated Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Uldale; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts

Résumé du poste

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two Senior Community Staff Nurses to join the Keswick and Solway District Nurses team. The role focuses on holistic, patient-centred care in the community with complex caseloads, under district nursing leadership.

A development opportunity is offered within NCIC's evolving community services. The post is a development role with Band 6 salary (£39,959–£48,117) and a permanent, full-time contract.

Qualifications

• Level 1 registered nursing qualification is essential.
• CPD to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing - NMC mentorship qualification.
• Leadership and operational clinical management experience is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Deliver holistic, patient-centred care in the community and manage a complex caseload.
• Collaborate with Primary Care, Social Care and other professionals to provide care.
• Provide clinical leadership and operational management of the community nurse team.
• Support professional development and continuous service improvement.

Connaissances

NMC registration

CPD to degree level

Mentorship qualification

Leadership

Formation

Level 1 registered nursing qualification

Description du poste

Job summary

37.5 hour permanent post available.

Keswick and Solway District Nurses are an emerging and unique team that put people at the heart of what we do.

We are looking to appoint two motivated and enthusiastic Senior Community Staff Nurse to work as part of our dedicated Community Nursing team and the wider ICC. This would be a wonderful development opportunity for those wanting the next step in their career. The role involves the delivery of holistic, patient-centred care in the community as well as complex caseload management. The successful applicant will be expected to liaise and work with the primary health care team and other Health and Social Care professionals in care provision. This is an exciting time of change and development within the ICC which provides an opportunity for professional development.

The ICC is a well-established team with long-standing working relationships with many different partners and stakeholders. Effective collaboration with Primary Care, Social Care and multiple charities and third sector providers enables us to deliver a wide-range of services to the population we serve, covering rural and urban locations and have good team spirit and resilience. We work as part of the larger Carlisle and District ICC. You may be required at times to work across Carlisle and the wider Community nursing service across North Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a changing environment and have good communication skills. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate the ability to work on your own, and also as part of a team. You will be supported by the District Nursing Team Lead and Senior Community Nurses/Community Nurses to deliver nursing care covering weekdays, weekends, bank holidays and evenings.

Role focus

This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high quality care, to support patients with complex needs within the community setting, and to support the Team Lead to provide clinical leadership and operational management of the community nurse team along with management of the clinical caseload for the team. Community experience is therefore desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity for dedicated and committed registered nurses who are looking to develop their clinical skills and expertise in caring for patients, working closely with health and social care colleagues to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence. This post will be a development role.

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.

Details

Date posted: 29 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 262-A-26-8380508

Closing date: 15 November 2026

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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.

This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information. 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: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. 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
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential):

• Level 1 registered nursing qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
• Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing - NMC mentorship qualification

Qualifications (Desirable):

• Post Registration qualification in Acute and Chronic disease management
• Nurse Prescribing
• Specialist qualification in Community Nursing or equivalent

Experience (Essential):

• Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
• Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team
• Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers and manage changeProblem solving skills and critical decision making
• Leadership
• Operational clinical management of a team

Experience (Desirable):

• Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
• Demonstrate recent community experience

Knowledge (Essential):

• Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
• Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
• Understanding of scope of professional practice.
• Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
• Self awareness and appreciation of limitations.

Knowledge (Desirable):

• Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
• Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare and the impact on community services

Skills and Aptitudes (Essential):

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to delegate effectively.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
• IT skills.

Skills and Aptitudes (Desirable):

• Post registration clinical skills

Personal Circumstances (Essential):

• Able to travel independently
• Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.

Other requirements (Essential):

• Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Wigton Hospital, Cross Lane, Wigton, CA7 9DD, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/

Contact for questions about the job

District Nurse Team Lead: Joely Bradley, [e-mail], 07825028832

Disclosure and Barring Service Check and Certificate of Sponsorship applicants from overseas: from 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.