Senior Nurse

Job summary

Are you a passionate and dedicated nurse looking to take the next step? Look no further! We are seeking a vibrant and compassionate Senior Nurse to work during the day in our dynamic Nights team. At Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, we believe in providing exceptional care that goes beyond the ordinary, and we need you to help us achieve that vision. You will work during the day as part of our nursing team to ensure that we deliver outstanding patient care. You will ensure that patient referrals are appropriately received, triaged, actioned, and reviewed and outcomes communicated with relevant parties as well as coordinating the planned work of the Neighbourhood Night Service. You will also have line management responsibilities. When you join us, we work with you to develop your personal development plan, providing training and clinical supervision. We are proud of our career progression offer that will allow you to develop your clinical, leadership and preceptorship skills. We strongly recommend getting in touch to discuss the role.

Main duties of the job

You will be a registered staff nurse and have excellent assessment, planning and evaluation skills to ensure that planned patient care is timely and appropriate. You will be a key point of contact for multi-disciplinary teams ensuring, communication is effective with staff on duty overnight and any other relevant parties. You will cover three shift patterns, ensuring the Neighbourhood Night Service operates over the 24 hour period and that there are handover opportunities between the night and day elements of the team. The three shifts are 09.00am-17.00pm, 14:00pm-22:00pm and 09.00-22.00pm over seven days per week and are allocated on a rota basis. You will also visit patients as part of your hours through the day to help support night assessment outcomes. You will work clinically/Triage during your shift times between 17:00-22:00pm 1-2 times per month, to maintain clinical skills and understand and support how the service operates. The clinical shift time will be part of your normal working hours. You must have excellent communication, organisational and IT skills as you will be coordinating care for a large number of complex patients. Please Review the Job Description and Person Specification Attached for full Requirements of the Role. Adverts will close early where the maximum numbers applicants is reached. For more Information about this job, please contact - Gemma Cannon or Janine Ledger 0113 8432640

About us

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust Who are we? Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring. Perks of the job Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab. Right to Work This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Leeds Community Healthcare Trust

Leeds

LS10 2PT

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Leeds Community Healthcare Trust

Leeds

LS10 2PT

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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