Job summary
An
exciting opportunity is available for a highly motivated individual with a
keen interest in developing their management and leadership skills as a
permanent Night Nurse Practitioner for out-of-hours cover at CAH.
This
new permanent position will be supported by the senior nurse team at CAH. It
is an essential part of the out-of-hours service at CAH, given its peripheral
location. While the role requires operational and governance oversight, this
is supported by the out-of-hours team at the main site when needed (CSM and
on-call HoN).
Working
Hours: Nights (19:00 07:30) and weekend days (07:00 19:30).
Expected Shortlisting
Date
05/05/2025
Planned Interview
Date
12/05/2025
Main duties of the job
The
successful applicant will need excellent communication and interpersonal
skills and the ability to provide high-quality nursing care across a diverse
range of patients. You should also be committed to ongoing professional
development and have evidence of such.
Training
will be provided to ensure you have the necessary skills and tools to excel
in your role and maintain patient and staff safety. This will include a
three-month supernumerary training period to ensure you are well-equipped for
your new role.
About us
Chapel
Allerton Hospital (CAH), located in the north of Leeds and part of the Leeds
Teaching Hospitals, is renowned for its friendly and caring environment. The
team at CAH consistently receives positive feedback from patients and
visitors. In September 2016, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) awarded the
hospital an overall rating of GOOD, and staff surveys consistently reflect
excellent feedback year after year.
Our
ongoing commitment to high-quality patient care, staff development, and
state-of-the-art research drives our ambition to become the elective centre
of choice for patients from Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region.
CAH
boasts several departments with world-wide reputations for excellence in
specialist patient care and cutting-edge research.
CAH
has 4 in-patient wards with a total of 97 beds and 4 ECU beds.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder will demonstrate evidence-based care in the independent assessment,
clinical examination, planning of care, clinical decision making, diagnosis,
treatment, evaluation, health promotion and safe discharge of specific client
group within agreed protocols. The job holder will coordinate a
multidisciplinary team of staff and implement nurse led care. They will
participate in mentorship and teaching programmes for multi-disciplinary
groups within the department. The jobholder will provide senior nursing
support, advice and professional leadership to a group clinical area.
The
jobholder will take charge of the unit as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder will demonstrate evidence-based care in the independent assessment,
clinical examination, planning of care, clinical decision making, diagnosis,
treatment, evaluation, health promotion and safe discharge of specific client
group within agreed protocols. The job holder will coordinate a
multidisciplinary team of staff and implement nurse led care. They will
participate in mentorship and teaching programmes for multi-disciplinary
groups within the department. The jobholder will provide senior nursing
support, advice and professional leadership to a group clinical area.
The
jobholder will take charge of the unit as required
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years experience at staff nurse grade level or equivalent within specialty
- Insight into clinical speciality
- Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues
- Standards of professional practice. Understanding of quality improvement practice
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Professional and patient focused
- Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Assertiveness
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the NMC register with PIN
- Evidence of Post graduate education or equivalent experience professional development
- Recognised Nurse Practitioner qualification or evidence of completion of a competency based clinical assessment and examination of patients knowledge and skills package
- Evidence of continued professional development and implementation in clinical practice within the last 12 months
Desirable
- Understanding of training needs in relation to post
- Teaching qualification
Other Critieria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to teach, supervise and assess qualified and unqualified staff.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years experience at staff nurse grade level or equivalent within specialty
- Insight into clinical speciality
- Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues
- Standards of professional practice. Understanding of quality improvement practice
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Professional and patient focused
- Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Assertiveness
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the NMC register with PIN
- Evidence of Post graduate education or equivalent experience professional development
- Recognised Nurse Practitioner qualification or evidence of completion of a competency based clinical assessment and examination of patients knowledge and skills package
- Evidence of continued professional development and implementation in clinical practice within the last 12 months
Desirable
- Understanding of training needs in relation to post
- Teaching qualification
Other Critieria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to teach, supervise and assess qualified and unqualified staff.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
