Staff Nurse (XR05)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Job summary

If you are an internationally trained nurse applying from overseas, please do not apply using this application form. Please contact leedsth-tr.internationalnursesltht@nhs.net to find out more about our international nurse recruitment programme.

We have exciting opportunities across Leeds Teaching Hospitals for Band 5 Registered Nurses, newly qualified nurses and current student nurses in their final year. You must be professional, have excellent interpersonal skills, and recognise the need to work flexibly to best serve the needs of our department and patients. Additionally, you must be able to work autonomously as well as within a team and have a passion for delivering customer service and a desire to provide an exceptional patient experience. We are recruiting to the following areas:

Urgent Care

Speciality & Integrated Medicine

Acute Medical Admissions

Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

Respiratory Medicine

General Surgery & Renal Units

Oncology & Haematology

Neurosurgery & Neurology

Trauma Related Services

Abdominal Medicine & Surgery

Theatres

Outpatients

Womens

Chapel Allerton

Interventional Radiology

Please state your specialty preferences on your application.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for individuals who can create a positive patient experience, are innovative, effective at working collaboratively, advocates for quality improvement and ensures the delivery of high quality patient care. The role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care. You will deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of patients and at all times promote confidence in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate patient care. The role will involve taking charge of the ward or department as necessary in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse. You will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of junior staff, post basic learners and students as well as maintaining your personal development.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north. We use a cohort approach to recruitment, so you only need to apply to this advert for vacancies across the trust. Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.

Our five values are: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

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.

Date posted

13 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-NUR-169

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Chapel Allerton Hospital

Chapeltown Road

Leeds

LS7 4SA

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care. You will deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of patients and at all times promote confidence in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate patient care.

The role will involve taking charge of the ward or department as necessary in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.

You will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of junior staff, post basic learners and students as well as maintaining your personal development.

The jobholder will work within an environment caring for adult patients.

The jobholder must comply with the wearing of PPE as appropriate to the clinical situation - this may involve wearing face masks for a considerable length of time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will involve taking charge of the ward or department as necessary in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.

You will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of junior staff, post basic learners and students as well as maintaining your personal development.

The jobholder will work within an environment caring for adult patients.

The jobholder must comply with the wearing of PPE as appropriate to the clinical situation - this may involve wearing face masks for a considerable length of time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or 2
Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register
Willing to undergo training as necessary

Desirable

In your final year of nurse training AND planned entry into the NMC register on completion of training

Skills & bBehaviours

Essential

Caring, compassionate & motivated
Reliable and trustworthy
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
Ability to act professionally at all times
Ability to organise self and others
Teaching and assessing skills
Team player
Effective time management skills

Desirable

Capable of lateral thinking

Practical Skills

Essential

Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
Good written and verbal skills
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations

Experience

Essential

Current issues in health care

Desirable

Awareness of speciality

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or 2
Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register
Willing to undergo training as necessary

Desirable

In your final year of nurse training AND planned entry into the NMC register on completion of training

Skills & bBehaviours

Essential

Caring, compassionate & motivated
Reliable and trustworthy
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
Ability to act professionally at all times
Ability to organise self and others
Teaching and assessing skills
Team player
Effective time management skills

Desirable

Capable of lateral thinking

Practical Skills

Essential

Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
Good written and verbal skills
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations

Experience

Essential

Current issues in health care

Desirable

Awareness of speciality

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).