Job summary**INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY**
Critical Care Outreach Sister/Charge Nurse, band 7 24 hours per week
12 months Secondment
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Adult Critical Care Outreach Team at North Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, based at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven
The Critical Care Outreach Team provides a diverse and comprehensive CCOT service to all adult patients within NCIC which includes specialties such as Cardiology, ENT, Orthopaedics, Vascular and Renal, as well as general medicine and surgery.
We expect to recruit a positive, forward thinking individual who is motivated, can motivate others and manage the needs of the service, with experience at band 6 level or above. CCOT is a friendly and forward thinking team committed to pursuing excellence in both clinical, teaching and audit settings. The Outreach teams at NCIC have led in the implementation of Martha's Rule into the trust creating some innovative tools and would welcome experience of compassionate engagement and leadership skills into the team.
Main duties of the jobManagement and support of critically ill patients requiring more advanced monitoring or the support required for high dependency level 2 and intensive care level 3 patients, including cardio vascular, respiratory, acute renal failure, neurological and paediatric emergency admissions. Critical care outreach provides a service to improve care at ward level. To work multidisciplinary in advocating for patients and families. Responding to calls for concern under Martha's rule.
About usAt NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
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
- 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. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
DetailsDate posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 262-A-26-8099729
Job locations: West Cumberland Hospital, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG
Job responsibilitiesPlease 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.
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 theUK 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.
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 £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
- Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or 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 InformationPlease 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 SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered nurse with current registration.
- Critical care certificate or equivalent.
- Teaching certificate or equivalent.
- ALS and ALERT provider certificates or equivalent.
- Further relevant postgraduate development.
- Leadership Development
Desirable- Relevant Master's degree or equivalent.
- ALERT instructor certificate or equivalent.
- Physical examination and history taking skills
- Nurse Prescribing
- Leadership certificate or equivalent.
- Essential IT skills or equivalent.
- V300-Non Medical Prescriber
Knowledge and ExperienceEssential- Clinical experience as a Band 6 / senior Staff Nurse level or above in an acute / critical care environment
- Changing clinical practice.
- Teaching, training or staff development.
- Patient physiological assessment and interpretation.
- Continuing professional development with portfolio.
- National strategic priorities in Critical care outreach services.
- Hospital at night.
- Data collection and audit.
Desirable- Clinical supervision.
- Optimising interdisciplinary working.
- Conflict management.
- Computerised nursing, medical and patient administration systems.
- Recruitment and selection procedures.
- Political and organisational cultures.
Skills and AptitudesEssential- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Management skills.
- Ability to work effectively across disciplines.
- Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines.
- Leadership skills.
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
OtherEssential- Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
- Able to represent the Trust for critical care outreach services within the critical care network.
- Willing to expand clinical skills.
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.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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
