Job summary
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Band 5
nursing workforce on Ward J16 within the Speciality and Integrated Medicine
Clinical Service Unit (CSU). We are looking for enthusiastic registered nurses
to join our friendly nursing team either full time or part time permanent post.
J16
is a 21 bedded Older Adult Medical Ward, accommodating a mixture of female and
male patients of the ages 70 and over. Successful candidates will be
responsible for leading the staff and working in close collaboration with the
MDT across Specialty Integrated Medicine.
The
ward provides a high standard of quality care for all of our patients and we
are looking for highly skilled nurses to contribute to the fantastic work that
is being carried out on J16. The patients on J16 have a wide variety of care
needs therefore we are looking for highly motivated, dynamic individuals with
the ability to enable and empower a team whilst remaining patient centred.
Main duties of the job
You
will be responsible for the nursing assessments as well as at times when you
are needed to be in charge, the operational running of the ward and all it
encompasses. You will need to provide assurance that standards of care are met
and sustained at all times.
You
will have the autonomy to practice to ensure a high level of timely care is
delivered. Previous experience of being able to be able to take charge on shift
is desirable but not required.
About us
Strategy
for 2020-2025. The strategy underpins the growth and development of the nursing
workforce to ultimately deliver outstanding care to the Older People accessing
our services.
As
a Trust, we place our patients at the Centre of all we do and we recognise how
important it is, to invest in our staff to achieve this. You will receive
support and have close contact with the ward manager and junior sister team who
will support you to develop in this band 5 role.
For
further details or if you would like to visit the ward Please contact Matron
for J16, Nicola Little or Senior Sister, Madeleine Watson.
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
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Band 5
nursing workforce on Ward J16 within the Speciality and Integrated Medicine
Clinical Service Unit (CSU). We are looking for enthusiastic registered nurses
to join our friendly nursing team either full time or part time permanent post.
J16
is a 21 bedded Older Adult Medical Ward, accommodating a mixture of female and
male patients of the ages 70 and over. Successful candidates will be
responsible for leading the staff and working in close collaboration with the
MDT across Specialty Integrated Medicine.
The
ward provides a high standard of quality care for all of our patients and we
are looking for highly skilled nurses to contribute to the fantastic work that
is being carried out on J16. The patients on J16 have a wide variety of care
needs therefore we are looking for highly motivated, dynamic individuals with
the ability to enable and empower a team whilst remaining patient centred.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Band 5
nursing workforce on Ward J16 within the Speciality and Integrated Medicine
Clinical Service Unit (CSU). We are looking for enthusiastic registered nurses
to join our friendly nursing team either full time or part time permanent post.
J16
is a 21 bedded Older Adult Medical Ward, accommodating a mixture of female and
male patients of the ages 70 and over. Successful candidates will be
responsible for leading the staff and working in close collaboration with the
MDT across Specialty Integrated Medicine.
The
ward provides a high standard of quality care for all of our patients and we
are looking for highly skilled nurses to contribute to the fantastic work that
is being carried out on J16. The patients on J16 have a wide variety of care
needs therefore we are looking for highly motivated, dynamic individuals with
the ability to enable and empower a team whilst remaining patient centred.
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
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in health care
Desirable
Additional Requirements
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.
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits
Skills & behaviours
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
Skills & behaviours
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
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
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in health care
Desirable
Additional Requirements
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.
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits
Skills & behaviours
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
Skills & behaviours
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
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).
