Staff Nurse. Willow C Internal Only

Ncic; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice (lease cars/Cycle to 

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking a Band 5 Nurse for Willow C/CCU in Carlisle. You will rotate across cardiology CCU, Willow C, and The Heart Centre, providing high-quality care to cardiac patients with MI, heart failure and arrhythmias.

Join a supportive team and develop skills in telemetry, telemetry monitoring and high-dependence care. This permanent, full-time role offers a structured environment with opportunities for professional development and

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with active registration (NMC) and current practice in acute cardiology.
• Experience in cardiology settings including CCU or ward caring for cardiac patients.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for acute cardiac patients.
• Support and supervise healthcare assistants, junior staff and students on the ward.
• Collaborate with MDT and communicate effectively with patients and relatives.

Skills

Cardiology nursing

Telemetry rhythm analysis

Mentoring HCAs

Effective communication

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area Willow/CCU Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

75 hours per week (Full time or Part time considered) Job ref 262-A-26-8299674-A

Site Cumberland Infirmary Town Carlisle Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

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

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 patient's. 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 acute
cardiac care areas, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision.
Contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice in the acute
cardiac 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 the UK 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 eligiblevacancies.

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

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.

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.