Community Staff Nurse (Eden – Penrith & Alston): Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 32,073 to 39,043 £ / Year

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Community Staff Nurse (permanent) 37.5 hours per week.

An exciting Band 5 Community Staff Nurse opportunity has arisen with us in the beautiful Eden Valley and into the borders of the Lake District National Park.

The successful candidate will work with our community team, as part of the Eden Integrated Care Community (ICC).

The post will be based in Eden and serves the local population of the Eden ICC.

Daily working hours are currently between 8:30 and 23.00 hrs with shifts between the hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm and the late shift of 3pm-11pm. We also cover weekends on a rotational basis.

Are you ready for a challenge to work in this beautiful location working as part of a supportive and friendly integrated team meeting the needs of the community? If you have the skills and knowledge required to meet the role of a community nurse and want to play a part in our community team we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high quality care, to support patients with complex nursing needs within the community setting.

This is an excellent opportunity for dedicated and committed registered nurses who are looking to develop their clinical skills and expertise in caring for patients, working closely with health and social care colleagues to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence through reablement and management of long term conditions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 1 registered nursing qualifications

Desirable

  • Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing
  • Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
  • Leadership of a team
  • Recent community nursing experience

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.
  • Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare.

Skills & 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.

Desirable

  • Post registration clinical skills

Personal circumstances

Essential

  • Able to travel independently.
  • Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)

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: 22 September 2026

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