Job summary
Band 5 Registered Nurse, Women's Outpatients 24 hrs per week

Due to Maternity leave, an opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our team on Women's Outpatients Department at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven.

We believe that happy, supported staff provide the highest standard of care. The successful candidate will benefit from working alongside supportive staff.

Women's Outpatients is a busy department, accepting emergency referrals from GP's, A&E and Patients. Within the department we have specialist clinics including, Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy, Early Pregnancy, Fertility and Gynae-Oncology clinics amongst others.

Main duties of the job
Provision of a high standard of care, advice and support to all patients and their carers attending the woman's outpatient department. Promotion of patient's own knowledge of health care needs and treatment required, developing confidence in their ability to understand the healing process.

We currently provide outpatient care for all gynaecological conditions including termination of pregnancy. We see both clinic patients and those referred by their general practitioner or A&E as emergency referrals.

As a registered nurse within Women's Outpatients Department, you will be working in Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy, Early Pregnancy, Termination of Pregnancy, Fertility and general Gynaecology clinics. In addition, you will also care for emergency gynaecology patients, and provide a telephone triage and advice service.

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.

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 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 a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 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
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (adult) with active registration

Desirable

• Teaching certificate
• NST 307 or equivalent.
• Relevant postgraduate development or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Student nurse in the NHS or general nursing within the NHS or equivalent.
• Continuing professional development with portfolio
• NMC Code of professional Conduct
• Equality issues and best practice

Desirable

• Budgetary awareness
• Surgical/gynaecological experience
• Knowledge of outpatient procedures

Skills and Aptitudes
Essential

• Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to use initiative appropriately
• Organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours required for dignified care

Desirable

• IT Skills
• Leadership Skills

Other Requirements
Essential

• Empathy
• Motivation
• Enthusiasm
• Non-judgemental
• Flexibility
• Willing to develop by expansion of the role

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.