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Job summary

Main area
Intensive Care
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Staff Nurse Full Time 37.5 hours
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (12 hour days and 12 hour nights)
Job ref
262-A-26-7901037
Employer
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
West Cumberland Hospital
Town
Whitehaven
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 Per annum Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/04/2026 23:59

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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Our busy 6 bedded general ICU unit provides adult intensive care/ high dependency care and post anaesthetic care for elective and emergency patients across a range of medical and surgical specialities including, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory,  Orthopaedic, Neurological and Obstetric patients.
Within our ICU we are actively involved in  stabilisation and transfer of adult patients requiring more specific intensive care e.g. neurological trauma, burns, spinal injuries, cardiac and hepatic disease.
The ICU at WCH also specialises in the stabilisation and delivery of intensive care / high dependency care of paediatric patients, prior to transfer to a specialised Paediatric ICU.
The ICU at WCH benefits from our own dedicated Clinical educator, who provides and facilities on the job training alongside co-ordinating  further  continued professional development for all the  ICU nursing team .
The unit will provide a 6 week preceptorship period with  input and support form our  Intensive Care Clinical Educator.

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 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 £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or 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 a valid registration
Desirable criteria
  • Foundations in critical care or equivalent.
  • NoECCN Step competences 1 & 2 completed or equivalent.
  • Further relevant post registration development to postgraduate diploma equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Student nurse in the NHS
  • General nursing in the NHS or equivalent.
  • Continuing professional development with portfolio
  • NMC code of professional conduct.
  • Equality legislation and best practice.
Desirable criteria
  • ITU/HDU Nursing experience
  • Mentor to pre-registration nursing students.
  • Budgetary awareness.
  • Critical care

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work as a member of a team, without close supervision
  • Project development skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Desirable criteria
  • IT skills.
  • Immediate Life Support (ILS)
  • Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS)

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Motivation.
  • Enthusiasm
  • Willing to develop by expansion of the role.
  • Flexible approach to working patterns.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerBetter Health - SilverFair Train Silver StandardStep into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Daniela Lungu
Job title
Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01946 523443
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