Staff Nurse, Beech C

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

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Job Summary
Band 5 Staff Nurse 37.5 hours per week, Beech C - fixed term for 12 months.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on Beech C; we are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic and motivated team player who will work within the team providing high quality patient care.
The department specialises in gastroenterology and general medical conditions. We are a 27 bedded ward treating both male and female adult patients.
Our staff nurses provide a high quality service in a safe environment where the needs of each patient are cared for in a professional and holistic manner by using all available specialist knowledge and skills. The wellbeing of all our patients relies on appropriate and timely assessment, investigation, treatment and care.
In joining our team, you will bring your skills and passion to provide the highest quality patient-focused care and compassion for our patients. You must be a team player with excellent communication skills and have the ability to work using your own initiative as well as part of the wider team.

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 ward area, as well as providing nursing care in accordance with local policies, procedures and guidelines and comply with NMC code of professional conduct.

Applications are invited from highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have experience of working as a student nurse or as a qualified staff nurse within the NHS or equivalent.

About Us

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 and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. 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.

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.

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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

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.

As part of one of the largest employers in the UK, NCIC future employees will have 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

• Registered nurse with active registration.

Experience

• Relevant field of nursing (desirable)

Knowledge

• Continuing professional development with portfolio (essential)
• NMC code of professional conduct (essential)
• Cardiology (desirable)
• Budgetary awareness (desirable)

Skills

• Ability to work as a team member without close supervision (essential)
• Developed communication and interpersonal skills (essential)
• Ability to act as a mentor to Health Care Assistants (essential)
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care (essential)
• IT skills (desirable)

Other Requirements

• Flexible approach to shift patterns (essential)

Personal Circumstances

• Motivation (essential)
• Enthusiasm (essential)

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.

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/