Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Whitehaven, CA28 8JGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 September 2026
16 days leftJob description
We are seeking an enthusiastic/ motivated Band 5 Registered Nurse or to join our team on the Intensive Care Unit at the West Cumberland Hospital. The ...
Our busy 6 bedded general ICU unit provides adult intensive care/ high dependency care and post anaesthetic care for elective and emergency patients across a range of medical and surgical specialities including, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory,Orthopaedic, Neurological and Obstetric patients. Within our ICU we are actively involved in stabilisation and transfer of adult patients requiring more specific intensive care e.g. neurological trauma, burns, spinal injuries, cardiac and hepatic disease. The ICU at WCH also specialises in the stabilisation and delivery of intensive care / high dependency care of paediatric patients, prior to transfer to a specialised Paediatric ICU. The ICU at WCH benefits from our own dedicated Clinical educator, who provides and facilities on the job training alongside co-ordinating further continued professional development for all the ICU nursing team . The unit will provide a 6 week preceptorship period with input and support form our Intensive Care Clinical Educator.
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.
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered nurse with a valid registration
Desirable
- Foundations in critical care or equivalent.
- NoECCN Step competences 1 & 2 completed or equivalent.
- Further relevant post registration development to postgraduate diploma equivalent.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Student nurse in the NHS
- General nursing in the NHS or equivalent.
- Continuing professional development with portfolio
- NMC code of professional conduct.
- Equality legislation and best practice.
Desirable: - ITU/HDU Nursing experience; - Mentor to pre-registration nursing students.; - Budgetary awareness.; - Critical care
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as a member of a team, without close supervision
- Project development skills.
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Desirable: - IT skills.; - Immediate Life Support (ILS); - Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS)
Other Requirements
Essential: - Motivation.; - Enthusiasm; - Willing to develop by expansion of the role.; - Flexible approach to working patterns.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
14 September 2026
Last checked
14 September 2026
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