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Community Staff Nurse (Cockermouth & Maryport)
The closing date is 18 May 2026
Welcome to the world of District Nursing, where compassion, expertise, and team work come together to provide exceptional healthcare services in our local communities.
An exciting Band 5 Community Staff Nurse opportunity has arisen with us in the Cockermouth Community Nursing Team. The successful candidate will work with our evolving Community Team, as part of the developing Integrated Care Community (ICC) of Maryport and Cockermouth, you will be primarily based with and serve the population of Cockermouth ICC.
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.
We are able to provide an individually tailored preceptorship program to experienced nurses and also be interested to hear from newly qualified nurses, whom we could support in the development of their nursing career.
About us
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.
Job 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
* Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing (ENB 998/NST 307) or equivalent
* Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
* 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.
* Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
* Leadership of a team
* Recent community nursing experience
Knowledge
* 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.
* Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
* Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare
Skills and Aptitudes
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality.
* Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
* Post registration clinical skills
Personal Circumstances
* Able to travel independently
* Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.
Other requirements
* 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.
Benefits
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
* 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
* NHS Discounts*
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
* Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
* *Subject to eligibility
The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptionship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
AHP – Return to Practice Job Advert information (Please ask recruiting manager and delete if not appropriate). This role may be suitable for individuals returning to practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our policy for eligible vacancies.
As part of this role you may be required to relocate if necessary.
Application details
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£32,073 to £39,043 a year Per annum, pro rata
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