Job summary
- Main area
- CIC Willow A/B Ward- Renal/General Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7518085
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Willow A, Cumberland Infirmary
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Ward Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Deputy Ward Manager Band 6
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic nurse to join our team on Willow A ward as a deputy ward manager. Willow A is a large ward looking after renal/haematology patients. The ward takes patients from the acute medical unit, direct transfers from A&E and receives direct admissions from home.
This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our area and expand your skills. We are looking for a hard working nurse who is keen to pursue a career as a deputy ward manager.
Main duties of the job
Manage and provide all aspects of patient care, whilst acting in accordance with the code of professional conduct (NMC) and other professional guidelines.
Assist the ward Sister / Charge Nurse in the smooth running of the ward and ensure safe staffing levels and skill mix by providing leadership and supervision as necessary.
Working for our organisation
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’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- 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. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
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 eligible vacancies.
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 £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. 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
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
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
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse with active registration.
- Relevant post-registration development to PG certificate, or equivalent.
- NST 307 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Renal/Haematology experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration patient care.
- Able to deal with a continually changing workload
- Teaching / mentoring
- Relevant nursing duties
- Continuing professional development, with portfolio
- NMC code of conduct
- Results interpretation.
- Leadership.
- Clinical governance
- Nursing strategy
Desirable criteria
- Renal/Haematology experience
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Well developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture
- ECG interpretation
- Interpreting baseline observations.
- IT skills
- Able to use initiative appropriately
- Able to work within a team without close supervision
- Leadership skills
- Organisational skills.
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
Personal circumstances
Essential criteria
- Empathy
- Motivation
- Enthusiasm.
- Positive approach to change.
- Non-judgemental.
other requirements
Essential criteria
- .Promote equality and value diversity (Level 3)
- Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephanie McKenzie
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 814181
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