Registered Nurse - Castle View - Maternity Cover

Job overview

Registered Nurse
- Castle View
- Maternity Cover. NHS AfC:
Band
5. Fixed term: 6 months. Full time - 37.5 hours per week. Job reference
-UHMB.

Employer:

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Site:
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster. Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 pa. Salary period:
Yearly. Closing date: 30/07/2026 23:59.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurses to join our team on Castle View at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Castle View comprises two wards, East and West, which are busy medical wards with specialities in rehabilitation/therapy, general nursing, complex discharge planning and MDT working to ensure a seamless and safe discharge for our patients. Our team prides itself on exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families and supports personal and professional development.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period (this includes bank staff).

• 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 patient’s pathway.
• Aware of the structure and organisation of the NHS and regulatory bodies’ code of practice, implementing this into nursing practice.
• Participate in Clinical Governance by auditing effectiveness of practice and incorporating findings.
• Act as mentor or assessor in supervising and teaching of junior staff and unregistered staff.

We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as several community premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI offer general hospital services with Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides general hospital services with an Urgent Treatment Centre for non-life threatening conditions. All three main hospitals provide planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery, plus local outreach services and diagnostics across Morecambe Bay.

To read more information about the advertised role and the main duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay on our website:

• 1st level Registered Nurse (UK NMC)
• Willingness to undertake Teaching Qualification, Mentoring / assessing qualification, NVQ Assessors Award
• Post registration clinical course appropriate to area

• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of recent professional development
• Experience of establishing effective communication
• Previous experience within designated area
• Experience of mentoring and assessing junior staff
• Experience as shift team leader

• 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
• Effective teaching skills and/ or mentoring skills
• IT skills – use of email, word processing, internet searching

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where possible and is committed to Equal Opportunities and aims to be Effortlessly Inclusive.

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received. If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, a charge applies to the successful candidate(s).

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period.

We have introduced a Pre-Onboarding system to support you through to your first months in your new role with us at UHMB, with information on recruitment clearances, uniforms, pay and more. Access at: