Staff Nurse (Community Hospitals)

NHS; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the West Cumberland Hospital to recruit a band 5 registered nurse on the Loweswater Suite to cover a 12 month maternity leave.

The Loweswater Suite is a 4 bedded palliative care unit specializing in both symptomatic and end of life care. The high ratio of patient to staff allows us to provide individualized patient and family care. We are looking for a forward thinking, motivated and flexible individual to work as part of our palliative care team alongside other members of the specialized MDT. The post holder will be delivering palliative nursing care over a 24 hour period working shift patterns of days, nights, bank holidays and weekends.

The applicant should ideally have previous post registration with some palliative care experience and be able to work independently with support from clinical nurse specialists and the medical team.

The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic about delivering holistic care to the patients and have a desire to develop their knowledge and skills in discharge processes and supporting patients through education and lifestyle choices.

Main duties of the job

1. To work as an experienced Registered Nurse responsible and accountable in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care, including patients with complex conditions related to palliative and end of life care.
2. Contribute to complex discharge planning including fast track.
3. Contribute to the continued development of the ward philosophy, including use of appropriate pathways.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate and give examples of their experience within their supporting information relating to the essential criteria outlined on the job description. Training will be given to the successful candidate if required.

The hours to be offered are on rotation; these will be 12-hour shifts including weekends, bank holidays and nights and are subject to change for service need.

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly.

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Cumberland Hospital Loweswater suite

£29,970 to £36,483 a year, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

262-A-25-7070709

Job locations

West Cumberland Hospital Loweswater suite