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Senior Community Staff Nurse - Workington Community Nurses


Location
Carlisle, England
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata
Profession
Nurse (community and district)
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
09 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Until June 2027)
Posted Date
25 Jun 2026
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Job overview

Senior Community Staff Nurse - Workington

  • hours for a period of 12 months to cover a period of Maternity leave

Are you ready for a challenge? If you have the desire to work as part of a great team, the skills required to meet the role of a senior nurse and want to play a part in our change story we would love to hear from you.

Workington ICC  is a unique and diverse team that put people at the heart of what we do.  The ICC empowers and engages its workforce to improve care and wellbeing, by delivering better health and better care in partnership. The ICC is a well-established team that has long-standing working relationships with many different partners and stakeholders. Effective collaboration with Primary Care, Social Care and multiple charities and third sector providers enables us to deliver a wide-range of services to the population we serve. We work as a team and have great team spirit and resilience.

We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Community Staff Nurse to work as part of our dedicated Community Nursing team and the wider ICC. The role involves the delivery of holistic, patient-centred care in the community as well as complex caseload management. The successful applicant will be expected to liaise and work with the primary health care team and other Health and Social Care professionals in care provision.

Main duties of the job

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a changing environment and have good communication skills. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate the ability to work on your own, and also as part of a team. You will be supported by the District Nursing Sisters and Band 6 Community Nurses to deliver nursing care covering weekdays, weekends, bank holidays and evenings.

  • Please ensure that you 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.

This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high quality care, to support patients with complex needs within the community setting, and to support the Team Lead to provide clinical leadership and operational management of the community nurse team along with management of the clinical caseload for the team. Community experience is therefore desirable.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information. This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information:

Please ensure that you 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.

Person specification

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.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
  • Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare and the impact on community services

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
  • Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers and manage change.
  • Problem solving skills and critical decision making
  • Leadership of a team
  • Operational clinical management of a team

Desirable

  • Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
  • Demonstrate recent community experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 1 registered nursing qualification
  • Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing – NMC mentorship qualification

Desirable

  • Post Registration qualification in Acute and Chronic disease management
  • Nurse Prescribing
  • Specialist qualification in Community Nursing or equivalent

Other requirements

Essential

  • Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)

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.

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