Staff Nurse. Willow C

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes (lease cars,

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the coronary care unit and cardiology team. The role involves caring for acute cardiac patients across CCU, Willow C, and Heart Centre, with opportunities to rotate between areas.

We welcome experienced or newly qualified nurses to apply; the post supports professional development, with senior nurse mentorship and a focus on high-quality patient care in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with active NMC registration.
• Experience in cardiology or acute medical nursing.
• Ability to analyse cardiac rhythms and interpret telemetry.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for cardiology and acute medical patients.
• Supervise HCAs and students on the ward.
• Communicate effectively with patients' relatives and MDT.
• Move between departments after maternity cover.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Mentoring

Compassionate care

Cardiac rhythm analysis

Education

Registered nurse with active registration

Tools

Telemetry monitoring system

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse. Willow C

The closing date is 13 November 2026

Band 5 Nurse - Willow C/CCU Up to 75 hours available

We are looking for experienced or newly Qualified nurses to join our friendly team. We provide high quality care to cardiac patients both within our coronary care unit and general cardiology step downward. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in cardiac care wishing to gain experience in the care of patients experiencing acute MI, heart failure, and arrhythmias along with other cardiac conditions. We are a friendly supportive team offering opportunities to rotate between the three areas on cardiology CCU, Willow C and The Heart Centre

Work as part of the team to provide high quality nursing care for cardiology and medical patients in your care, supervise healthcare assistance, junior staff and students on the ward. Communicate effectively with patients' relatives and the MDT. Assist the senior nursing team within the coronary care team to care for level 2 patients'. Analyse cardiac rhythms on telemetry system and bedside monitors.

The successful applicants will be required to move departments once completion of the maternity cover.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for patients within all of the acutecardiac care areas, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision.Contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice in the acutecardiac areas.

Great opportunity for registered nurse to join our friendly enthusiastic team. Working between coronary care and step downward of willow c caring for variety of cardiology conditions. Learn new skills within cardiology from telemetry monitoring and caring for patients in a high dependence environment and follow the patient journey to discharge. Excellent level of support from senior nursing team band 6 nurse on shift at all times.

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

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 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 our Policy for eligible vacancies.

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.

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.

Knowledge and Experience

• Continuing professional development with portfolio.
• NMC code of professional conduct.
• Equality issues
• Mentoring/teaching
• Acute medical Nursing
• Cardiology Nursing experience

Skills

• Able to work as a member of a team.
• Effective Communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to act as a mentor to HCAs and student nurses
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
• Cardiac Rhythm analysis, central line administration

Other requirements

• Motivation
• Positive approach to change
• Flexibilty to work patterns

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

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata