Registered Nurse - Castle View in Lancaster

Main area: Medicine

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (Long days/Short Shifts/Nights)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 331-8047553-UHMB

Site: Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Town: Lancaster

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 pa

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 07/07/2026 23:59

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce and therefore welcomes and encourages applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview:

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care to the local population. We are located on the edge of the beautiful Lake District. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurse to our family here on Castle View at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Castle View is a busy ward that supports patients with their therapy goals to allow a safe discharge from hospital. Most patients are medically optimised for discharge. Some patients may require complex discharge planning and so the nursing team work closely with patients, their families, therapists and discharge teams/complex case managers. Our team pride themselves on exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families and you can be assured of our commitment to your personal and professional development. Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory probationary period.

Main duties of the job:

• Able to actively assess, plan, implement & evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, incorporating the whole of the patients’ pathway.
• Aware of the structure and organisation of the NHS and regulatory body's 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.

Working for our organisation:

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 a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital, GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

Person specification:

• 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

Additional information:

Disclosure & Barring Service checks may be required for successful candidates. All successful applicants will be subject to a 6‑month probationary period under the Agenda For Change contract. The trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.