Staff Nurse, Day Surgery * Internal Only*

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Band 5 Staff Nurse, 36 hours per week , Day case Unit , Fixed term for 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Day Case Unit to recruit highly motivated Band 5 staff nurses to join our dedicated team in order to provide a safe and efficient service to surgical patients.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.

Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Main duties of the job

Candidates need to be flexible, enthusiastic and reliable- working independently and as part of a team.

The unit is predominantly nurse led with input from other members of the multi- disciplinary team in order to provide a high standard of care to patients both pre- operatively and post operatively. You will be involved in the admission process as well as the discharge planning of a small group of patients each shift and be expected to access, plan, implement and evaluate their care needs.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Student nurse in the NHS or general nursing within the NHS or equivalent
  • Continuing professional development with portfolio
  • NMC code of professional conduct
  • Equality issues and best practice

Desirable

  • Medical speciality.
  • Local PCPI agenda.
  • Relevant field of nursing
  • Supporting students

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with active registration.

Desirable

  • Teaching certificate or equivalent

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Organisational skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

Desirable

  • IT Skills

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Flexibility.
  • Willing to develop by expansion of the role.

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: 9 August 2026

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