Job summary
- Main area
- Quality and Patient Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 years (Duration of the apprenticeship programme)
- Hours
- Full time - 600 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7433267
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CIC/WCH
- Town
- Cumbria
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum, Annex 21
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Apprentice Nurse **Internal Applicants only**
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY
37.5 hours per week, shifts inc nights
Higher Apprenticeship – Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice (Adult/Children Pathway)
Attention all Healthcare Assistants/Assistant Practitioners/Nursing Associates: Are you ready to progress and develop?
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity for current Healthcare Assistants/Assistant Practitioners/ Nursing Associates to develop their skills and train to be a Registered Nurse with the Open University.
Applications are invited from
- Healthcare Assistants/Assistant Practitioners/Nursing Associates who work for NCIC with at least 12 months experience or minimum 500 hours working for NCIC within the last year.
- Assistant Practitioners/Nursing Associates with a foundation degree gained within the last 5 years.
Main duties of the job
Applicants MUST possess GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent functional skills level 2 and the certificates to evidence this along with the Care Certificate. You will be required to provide these prior to interview.
You must be able to work a minimum of 37.5 hours per week and be willing to work across North Cumbria for placements. This apprenticeship will commence in October 2025 and will last 3 years, on a secondment from your existing post. You must have the support of your current manager as you will be required to undertake placements outside your own ward/department. You will be paid Annex 21 of a Band 5 which is 65% of the top of the pay band 5 in year 1, 70% in year 2 and 75% in year 3. Your current hourly rate will be protected if higher than Annex 21.
Annual leave will need to be planned and allocated around University modules and placements as dates are compulsory
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.
CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP
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
- • GCSE Maths & English at Grade C/4 or above or Functional Skills Level 2 or Equivalent. (certificates will need to be provided as proof)
- • Care Certificate
- • Evidence of Level 3 study
Desirable criteria
- • Foundation Degree in Healthcare within the last 5 years
- • Evidence in supporting the development of others
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
- • Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.
- • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
- • Understanding of scope of professional practice.
- • Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
- • Self-awareness and appreciation of limitations.
- • Demonstrate ability of change management.
- • Problem solving skills
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- • Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/clients/service users, their relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- • Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with patient/clients/service users, their families, carers and colleagues.
- • Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- • Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team
- • IT skills.
- • The ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- • Committed to undertake and achieve the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship
- • Ability to travel independently.
- • Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.
- • High level of personal motivation
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- • Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)
Desirable criteria
- • Manager support to undertake the apprenticeship within current work base.
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
- Suzan Hunter
- Job title
- Workforce Development & Engagement Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 602047
- Additional information
Further information can also be sought from Gemma Lumsdon, PEF or Gwen Baxter, Practice Development Lead
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