Staff Nurse, Beech C: Sponsorship Available

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Band 5 Staff Nurse 37.5 hours per week Fixed Term 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on Beech C, we are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic and motivated team player who will work within the team providing high quality patient care.

The department specialises in gastroenterology and general medical conditions. We are a 22 bedded ward treating both male and female adult patients

Our staff nurses provide a high quality service in a safe environment where the needs to each patient are cared for in a professional and holistic manner by using all available specialist knowledge and skills. The wellbeing of all our patients relies on appropriate and timely assessment, investigation, treatment and care.

In joining our team, you will bring your skills and passion to provide the highest quality patient-focused care and compassion for our patients. You must be a team player with excellent communications skills and have the ability to work using your own initiative as well as part of the wider team.

Main duties of the job

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision. You will also contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice within ward area, as well as providing nursing care in accordance with local policies, procedures and guidelines and comply with NMC code of professional conduct.

Applications are invited from highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have experience of working as a student nurse or as a qualified staff nurse within the NHS or equivalent.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with active registration.

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

  • Relevant field of nursing

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Ability to work as a team member without close supervision.
  • Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to act as a mentor to Health Care Assistants.
  • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

Desirable

  • IT skills.

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Flexible approach to shift patterns.
  • Enthusiasm.
  • Flexible approach to shift patterns

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: 30 September 2026

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