Staff Nurse

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

The closing date is 09 January 2025

Job summary

Band 5 Registered Nurses Neonates- Childrens

Are you ready to launch your career in the exciting and vibrant Leeds Childrens Hospital in the Neonatal Unit.

Leeds Childrens Hospital is one of the UKs largest Childrens Hospitals with state-of-the-art treatments and facilities. We provide one of the most comprehensive ranges of specialist childrens services in the country and are recruiting across our Neonatal Units. We have two Neonatal Units with a total of 45 cots across the two units.

If you are a qualified nurse, we will support you with an Early Career Framework which is a 3-year pathway that will guide your personal and professional development to provide you with the best start to your career at the Leeds Childrens Hospital.

We also have an active Professional Nurse Advocate programme that provides the opportunity for supervision sessions, well-being discussions, career advice and peer support.

Based in one of the fastest growing cities in the North, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is also one of the largest acute health providers in the UK.

Leeds Childrens Hospital offers exciting opportunities for staff who share our commitment and who are willing to collaborate to achieve the very highest standards of patient care.

Main duties of the job

The role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation & evaluation of individualised family centred, infant, child or young person focused programmes of care. You will deliver care without supervision & take responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of patients & at all times promote confidence in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate family centred, infant, child or young person focused 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 & mentorship of junior staff, post basic learners & students as well as maintaining your personal development. The jobholder will work within an environment caring for infants/neonates, children and or young people in providing child or young person focused care.

About us

Working at LTHT has many benefits including:

1. Flexible working patterns to fit you & your lifestyle

2. Supernumerary orientation periods

3. Structured induction programmes

4. Personalised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes, regardless of experience

We are very interested in hearing from you, including those of you who are students expecting to graduate in the next nine months. Come & join our team in Leeds & become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision & values. Leeds Childrens hospital is rated as GOOD & the Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care & rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

For all new starters to the Trust we have a structured Introduction to Professional Practice (IPP) Induction programme to prepare you for working at LTHT. We also have a 6 month preceptorship framework to support you in your new role, which incorporates further education sessions & support forums.

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

19 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-NUR-542B

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised family centred, infant, child or young person focused 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 family centred, infant, child or young person focused 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.

Leeds Childrens Hospital is a large secondary and tertiary hospital providing a wide range of specialities to the population of Leeds as well as the wider North Region. The jobholder will work within an environment caring for infants/neonates, children and or young people in providing child or young person focused care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised family centred, infant, child or young person focused 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 family centred, infant, child or young person focused 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.

Leeds Childrens Hospital is a large secondary and tertiary hospital providing a wide range of specialities to the population of Leeds as well as the wider North Region. The jobholder will work within an environment caring for infants/neonates, children and or young people in providing child or young person focused care.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Current issues in health and social care of children and young people

Desirable

  • Awareness of speciality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Child)
  • Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC Register or awaiting NMC Registration
  • Willing to undergo training as necessary

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Caring, compassionate and motivated
  • Reliable and Trustworthy
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to act professionally at all times
  • Effective communication skills
  • Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations
  • Ability to organise self and others
  • Team player
  • Effective time management skills

Desirable

  • Capable of lateral thinking

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Good written and verbal skills
  • Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
  • Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
  • Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
  • Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Current issues in health and social care of children and young people

Desirable

  • Awareness of speciality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Child)
  • Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC Register or awaiting NMC Registration
  • Willing to undergo training as necessary

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Caring, compassionate and motivated
  • Reliable and Trustworthy
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to act professionally at all times
  • Effective communication skills
  • Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations
  • Ability to organise self and others
  • Team player
  • Effective time management skills

Desirable

  • Capable of lateral thinking

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Good written and verbal skills
  • Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
  • Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
  • Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
  • Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Debra Smith

debra.smith15@nhs.net

Date posted

19 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-NUR-542B

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


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