Deputy Ward Manager *Internal Applications*
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust based in Carlisle. The advertised salary is £39,959 to £48,117. Applications close on 30 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY **Deputy Ward Manager Band 6 37.5 hours per week avail...
Ensure the organisation and leadership of nursing and midwifery services supports the delivery of the highest standards of patient care in the pursuance of the Trust's objectives. The core nursing team is responsible for ensuring that effective systems of work are in place to ensure the safe delivery of evidence based patient care. Support effective patient flows and management of resources in the allocated clinical area in the Trust.
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.
Essential: - Flexible working; - Willing to undertake teaching and educate other professionals and students; - commitment to continuing professional development.
Essential: - Empathy; - Motivation; - Enthusiasm; - Positive approach to change; - Non-judgemental
Essential: - Well developed interpersonal and communication skills.; - Problem solving skills.; - Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture,; - ECG interpretation.; - Interpreting baseline observations.; - IT skills; - Able to use initiative appropriately.; - Able to work within a team without close supervision; - Leadership skills.; - Organisational skills.; - Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
Essential: - Registered Nurse, with active registration.; - Relevant training at level 2 or equivalent.; - NST 307 or equivalent.
Desirable: - Band 6 leadership experience
Essential: - Post registration patient care.; - Able to deal with a continually changing workload; - Teaching / mentoring.; - Relevant nursing duties; - Continuing professional development, with portfolio; - NMC code of conduct; - Results interpretation; - Leadership; - Clinical governance; - Nursing strategy
How this role compares
We hold 1,145 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role sits close to the middle of the range.
There are 12,688 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,530 of them in North West.
You have 9 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 54 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has 70 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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