Staff Nurse, Endoscopy * Internal Applicants Only*

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including le­

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse in Endoscopy. The post is fixed term for 12 months and internal applicants only.

The role offers flexible hours to support work-life balance and the chance to work in our newly opened Endoscopy unit. You will deliver high-quality nursing care in GI procedures, participate in training and preceptorship, and contribute to a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with active registration and current practising status.
• Teaching qualification NST 307 or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience in Endoscopy or similar GI nursing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• JOB DESCRIPTION: Please see attached job description and person specification.
• Provide endoscopy nursing care and assist diagnostic procedures.
• Participate in preceptorship and ongoing professional development.

Skills

Registered nurse

Clinical supervision

Preceptorship

Mentoring

Education

Registered nurse with active NMC registration

NST 307 teaching qualification or equivalent

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse, Endoscopy * Internal Applicants Only*

The closing date is 30 September 2026

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Band 5 Staff nurse, Endoscopy Department up to 112.5 hours 12 months fixed term

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Endoscopy Nursing provides you with a varied role. Hours will be considered to give you a work life balance. We aim to provide a high standard of care to all our patients. We are very excited to have moved into our new purpose built Endoscopy unit in mid June 2025.

Plus, we are keen to nurture and develop our staff. Many of our staff progress onto Nurse specialist roles or Trainee Nurse endoscopists. Endoscopy can provide this opportunity for you.

Dedicated quarterly training and well being days are protected for all our nursing team. Weekends and bank holidays are on a rota basis.

Main duties of the job

We are a dynamic team and training and development is high on our agenda on the unit. As well as diagnostic procedures we specialise in GI Bleeding emergency cases daily, ERCP and Respiratory lists twice weekly.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.

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

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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 ourPolicy for eligible vacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.

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: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 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

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

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with active registration.
• Teaching qualification NST 307 or equivalent

Experience

• Relevant field of nursing.
• Clinical supervision.
• Mentor to pre-registration nursing students.

Knowledge

• Budgetary awareness.
• Continuing professional development with portfolio
• NMC code of professional conduct.
• Professional leadership within area of practice
• Equality legislation and best practice
• Role of the PCPI strategy.
• Audit and research in practice.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision.
• Able to act as a clinical supervisor, mentor and preceptor.
• Able to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
• Able to undertake I.V. drug administration, cannulation and venepuncture.

Other requirements

• Flexibility over working hours.

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