South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse (Friary Hospital, Richmond)

The closing date is 30 October 2025

Job summary

Part Time/full Time opportunities

The Friary Community Hospital is based in Richmond in North Yorkshire and offers a range of inpatients and outpatient services to the local communities supported by local GP's.

We primarily deliver Rehabilitation, Discharge planning & Palliative Care.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic ,self-motivated, and dynamic staff nurse with effective communication skills to join our Primary Care Hospitals team.

This is an exciting time to join our dynamic service, as we continue to implement the Transforming Community Services agenda. It offers an opportunity to be part of delivering future community care within Primary Care Hospitals in North Yorkshire as part of South Tees Community Services. The organisation is committed to improving and expanding services to our local population and our local hospitals will play a vital role in this.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a team delivering excellent nursing care and will be expected to support junior staff as necessary. The role will involve monitoring and evaluating evidenced based practice and sharing knowledge through education and training with colleagues and students.

The post will be based at the Friary Community Hospital in Richmond, but staff are required to work across all South Tees hospitals as the service requires.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading Your Team to Successo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

16 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-6988769-A

Job locations

Friary Hospital

Queens Road

Richmond

DL10 4UJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Current NMC Registration
Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

oA team player able to work well with others & demonstrates commitment to team objectives.
oEffective communication skills, both written & verbal.
oEffectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work
oAbility to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required

Desirable

oGood Information Technology skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

Caring and compassionate attitude to patients and colleagues
Flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the service
Commitment to the development of self & others

Experience

Essential

oExperience working within an acute or Community setting.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Current NMC Registration
Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

oA team player able to work well with others & demonstrates commitment to team objectives.
oEffective communication skills, both written & verbal.
oEffectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work
oAbility to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required

Desirable

oGood Information Technology skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

Caring and compassionate attitude to patients and colleagues
Flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the service
Commitment to the development of self & others

Experience

Essential

oExperience working within an acute or Community setting.

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.

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

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friary Hospital

Queens Road

Richmond

DL10 4UJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friary Hospital

Queens Road

Richmond

DL10 4UJ

Employer's website

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