Senior Staff Nurse, AMU

NHS; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join an established healthcare provider as a Senior Staff Nurse in the acute medical unit, where you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, overseeing patient care and mentoring junior staff. With a commitment to excellence, you'll contribute to a team that prioritizes patient safety and quality service. Enjoy a flexible working pattern with part-time hours, competitive salary, and a range of benefits including a generous holiday scheme and NHS discounts. This is your chance to make a real difference in the lives of patients while advancing your nursing career.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

Flexible working scheme

NHS pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with active registration.
• Experience in an acute medical setting or as a senior nurse.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of nursing care to patients.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Ensure patient safety and effective coordination of care.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Clinical Skills

Leadership

Teaching / Mentoring

IT Skills

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

NST 307 or equivalent

Relevant Training at Level 2

Job description

Job summary

Senior Staff Nurse on the acute medical unit (AMU) , Permanent hours

The Registered Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse working on AMU will be expected to deliver high standards of quality care.

Effective coordination of AMU and those attending for assessment under the care of the medical teams. Provision of a good quality of safe care for patients and their significant others. Assessment, planning and evaluation of care within the remit of the service, ensuring safe and appropriate patient placement and the achievement of related Trust targets. Provision of a proactive learning environment for all grades of staff and students.

You will be responsible for taking regular charge of the unit, acting up in absence of the deputy ward manager & ward manager.

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist in the implementation and delivery of a first class service, providing the highest standards of nursing care to patients. They should have experience at band 5 within an acute medical setting or senior nurse experience in the NHS and must be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. They must be a mentor or working towards that qualification. They must be able to work a flexible rota as it is expected that a band 6 will cover 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the smooth running of the unit whilst ensuring patient safety is the highest priority. They will liaise directly with the emergency department and the site coordination team. The post will involve the supervision and mentoring of junior staff. The post holder will not be responsible for the budget but needs an awareness of the resources available and the need to remain within the financial constraints.

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.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

262-A-25-7114175

Job locations

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY

Job description 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.

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.

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.

Important Information

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.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

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.

Nacro Tel: [phone], or email: [e-mail]

Unlock Tel: [phone], email [e-mail] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

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:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

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

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

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

Job description 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.

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.

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.

Important Information

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.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

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.

Nacro Tel: [phone], or email: [e-mail]

Unlock Tel: [phone], email [e-mail] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

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:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

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

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

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 Essential

• Registered nurse (adult) with active registration.
• NST 307 or equivalent.
• Relevant training at level 2 or equivalent

Desirable

• ECDL or equivalent.
• Further relevant training at level 3 or equivalent

Experience Essential

• Post registration patient care.
• Able to deal with a continually changing workload
• Teaching / mentoring.
• Relevant nursing duties.

Knowledge Essential

• Continuing professional development, with portfolio
• NMC code of conduct.
• Results interpretation.
• Leadership
• Clinical governance.
• Nursing strategy

Skills and Aptitudes Essential

• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem solving skills
• Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture, ECG interpretation.
• Interpreting baseline observations.
• IT skills
• Able to work within a team without close supervision
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
• Able to use initiative appropriately.
• Organisational skills.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered nurse (adult) with active registration.
• NST 307 or equivalent.
• Relevant training at level 2 or equivalent

Desirable

• ECDL or equivalent.
• Further relevant training at level 3 or equivalent

Experience Essential

• Post registration patient care.
• Able to deal with a continually changing workload
• Teaching / mentoring.
• Relevant nursing duties.

Knowledge Essential

• Continuing professional development, with portfolio
• NMC code of conduct.
• Results interpretation.
• Leadership
• Clinical governance.
• Nursing strategy

Skills and Aptitudes Essential

• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem solving skills
• Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture, ECG interpretation.
• Interpreting baseline observations.
• IT skills
• Able to work within a team without close supervision
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
• Able to use initiative appropriately.
• Organisational skills.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)