Community Staff Nurse (Copeland)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Community Staff Nurse roles required in West Cumbria across Copeland ICC and Workington ICC.

This role is open to registered nurses who have gone through their preceptorship period. If you are looking to become part of a friendly community nursing team, providing holistic care in the home environment this job is for you…

  • Do you want to be part of an emerging, unique and diverse organisation that put people at the heart of what we do? A Trust that empowers and engages its workforce to improve care and wellbeing, by delivering better health, better care in partnership?
  • Are you looking to develop your knowledge and skills in community services, providing both routine and complex treatments to patients within their own home?
  • Do you see the benefits of closer integrated working between health and social care to ensure the best outcomes for patients?
  • Are you passionate about wanting to work with patients to help them achieve their goals? Are you caring and compassionate and committed to personalised care?

Copeland Integrated Care Community and Workington ICC is a well-established team that has long-standing working relationships with many different partners and stakeholders. Effective collaboration with Primary Care, Social Care and multiple charities and third sector providers enables us to deliver a wide-range of services to the population we serve. We work as a team in a beautiful rural location and have good team spirit and resilience.

Main duties of the job

  • To prioritise referrals and manage workload
  • To assess, monitor and continually evaluate risk management of situation and environment for both patient/carer/family and staff and deal with safety issues as identified.
  • To assess, deliver and evaluate all aspects of clinical nursing care based on best practice.
  • Use of equipment/technology to aid appropriate assessment of patient condition and delivery of treatment such as Doppler, Syringe Driver, enteral feed system, moving and handling equipment
  • To carry out a range of clinical duties that involve dealing with body fluids eg venepuncture, wound dressings, catheterisation and tracheostomy care.
  • To undertake and obtain samples for diagnostic purposes eg venepuncture, wound swabs, urinary and faecal sampling.
  • To support and educate patients/carers in promoting independence and rehabilitation in timely approach using case management model of working.
  • To deliver care in promoting comfort for patients who are terminally ill following recognised care pathway.
  • To have sound knowledge base of medication and effects on conditions.
  • To be responsible for appropriate and cost effective nurse prescribing.
  • To administer medications reviewing and monitoring effects.
  • To communicate closely with patients and all parties involved in delivery of services.
  • To order and ensure effective management of specialist nursing equipment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 1 registered nursing qualifications

Desirable

  • Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing (ENB 998/NST 307) or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable recent community nursing experience.
  • Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
  • Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers.
  • Evidence of clinical/professional development.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
  • Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
  • 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

Desirable

  • Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to delegate effectively.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
  • IT skills.

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Demonstrates flexibility to meet needs of service.
  • Able to travel independently of public transport

Desirable

  • Current driving licence with access to own vehicle.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 23 July 2026

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