# Registered Nurse - Castle View > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-castle-view/97c75088-fc3d-4962-9ad6-0511418d750f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-castle-view/97c75088-fc3d-4962-9ad6-0511418d750f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kendal - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Long days/Short Shifts/Nights) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-23T16:22:19.874Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Lancaster/University_Hospitals_Morecambe_Bay_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8047553 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047553?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care to the local population. We are located on the edge of the beautiful Lake District. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurse to our family here on Castle View at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Castle View is a busy ward that supports patients with their therapy goals to allow a safe discharge from hospital.  Most patients are medically optimised for discharge.   Some patients may require complex discharge planning and so the nursing team work closely with patients, their families, therapists and discharge teams/complex case managers. Our team pride themselves on exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families and you can be assured of our commitment to your personal and professional development. Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory probationary period. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for qualified nurses to join our team. As a Registered Nurse you will be: Able to actively assess, plan, implement & evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, incorporating the whole of the patients’ pathway. Aware of the structure and organisation of the NHS and regulatory body's code of practice implementing this into nursing practice. Participate in Clinical Governance by participating in auditing effectiveness of practice and incorporating findings. Act as mentor or assessor in supervising and teaching of junior staff and unregistered staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/ ## Job Details University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care to the local population. We are located on the edge of the beautiful Lake District. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurse to our family here on Castle View at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Castle View is a busy ward that supports patients with their therapy goals to allow a safe discharge from hospital. Most patients are medically optimised for discharge. Some patients may require complex discharge planning and so the nursing team work closely with patients, their families, therapists and discharge teams/complex case managers. Our team pride themselves on exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families and you can be assured of our commitment to your personal and professional development. Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory probationary period. ## Job Description We are looking for qualified nurses to join our team. As a Registered Nurse you will be: Able to actively assess, plan, implement & evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, incorporating the whole of the patients’ pathway. Aware of the structure and organisation of the NHS and regulatory body's code of practice implementing this into nursing practice. Participate in Clinical Governance by participating in auditing effectiveness of practice and incorporating findings. Act as mentor or assessor in supervising and teaching of junior staff and unregistered staff. ## Responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/ ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Working within a multidisciplinary team - Evidence of recent professional development - Experience of establishing effective communication **Desirable** - Previous experience within designated area - Experience of mentoring and assessing junior staff - Experience as shift team leader ### Skills, ability, Knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrable/willingness to undertake specific clinical skills appropriate to speciality - Ability to respond rapidly to emergency situations - Ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team - Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others - Knowledge of Clinical Governance - Understanding of current NHS issues - Up to date knowledge of professional issues **Desirable** - Effective teaching skills and /or mentoring skills - IT skills – use of email, word processing, internet searching - Effective leadership skills Skills ### Education and Qualificaiton **Essential** - 1st level Registered Nurse (UK NMC) - Willingness to undertake Teaching Qualification, Mentoring / assessing qualification, NVQ Assessors Award **Desirable** - Post registration clinical course appropriate to area ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 256.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336531) - [people strategy (pdf, 109.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2942) - [lgbt network leaflet (pdf, 226.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1741) - [person specification (pdf, 160.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336532) - [access to work information sheet (pdf, 172.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2427) - [royal lancaster infirmary accessibility plan 2017 (pdf, 170.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1025) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.