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Prif leoliad
Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner
Gradd
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Parhaol
Oriau
  • Llawnamser
  • Rhan-amser
36 awr yr wythnos (12 hour shifts at nights)
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262-A-25-7255406
Cyflogwr
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
Gwefan
Cumberland Infirmary
Tref
Carlisle
Cyflog
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
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16/07/2025 23:59

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Assistant Practitioner - Hospital at Night

NHS AfC: Band 4

Trosolwg o'r swydd

Assistant Practitioner - Hospital at Night

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Hospital at Night team at the Cumberland Infirmary Hospital at Carlisle. We are recruiting a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner or equivalent on a fixed term basis to cover a 12 month period - with possible extension. 

Here you will be a part of an enthusiastic team, caring for a multitude of patients and conditions who require care during the evening and night. You will use your clinical skills to support the advanced nurse practitioners and medical teams with a variety of tasks across the organisation.  

   

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

  • Manage and provide all aspects of patient care.
  • Act in accordance with the Trust Policies.
  • Assist a wide range of professionals in the  team as necessary.
  • Demonstrate practice based on current advances in nursing practice and research.
  • Comply with infection prevention and control procedures at all times.
  • Comply with responsibility to safeguard adults and children, ensuring attendance at appropriate training.
  • Maintain accurate records of the care given, ensuring accurate data input into computerised systems.
  • Assist in developing an environment that supports the value of nursing care.
  • Liaise and communicate with members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team.
  • Participate in the monitoring of standards of care.
  • Contribute to the continuing development of the unit philosophy.
  • Participate in the Trust clinical governance agenda, leading on a benchmark from the Essence of Care initiative.
  • Ensure that the Trust policies and guidelines relevant to the unit are given due consideration.
  • Actively participate in the Trust risk management strategy.
  • Contribute to the Trust patient care and public involvement strategy.
  • Participate in local bed management for appropriate patient care.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.

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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.

 

·    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.

Important Information

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.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:               

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

 

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs. 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 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: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

 As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits. 

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable. 

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems 

These schemes are subject to availability

Manyleb y person

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Foundation Degree – Health and Social care, (Assistant Practitioner route).
  • Maintenance of professional portfolio.
  • Participation in Assistant Practitioner preceptorship programme.

Knowledge and Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Significant experience of working within a healthcare environment.
  • Experience of caring directly for patients, relatives and carers
  • Experience working with in a multidisciplinary team
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Experience in the speciality area of practice
  • Knowledge of the speciality area of practice

Skills and Aptitudes

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Effective communication and Interpersonal skills
  • Ability and commitment to complete studies at higher education level including self-directed learning.
  • Ability to use email and computer based systems
  • Ability to work within the team and independently
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Ability to organise, prioritise and re-prioritise workloads.
  • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Motivational Skills

Personal Circumstances

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Flexibility, Motivated, Resilience
  • Willingness to further develop the role.

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