The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Plastic Surgery Registered Nurse

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time post for an Experienced Surgical Registered Nurse within the Plastic Surgery Department Gate 28 & 28c. You will be working alongside Plastic Surgeons and other Nursing staff in the Plastic Surgery Ward and the Plastic Surgery Assessment Unit.

You will take charge of the department on either days or nights.

Main duties of the job

You will work 11.5 hour shifts directly looking after patients on the Ward or Assessment Unit.

You will work to support the Nursing Associates and Clinical Support Workers within your team.

You will be responsible for the assessment, evaluation and implementation of all aspects of patient centred care using current evidence based practice including: Medicine administration, pre, peri & post op care of patients, simple and complex dressings and discharge planning. You will also assist in our on unit major treatment room in which our Surgeons carry out local anaesthetic procedures.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

07 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

001517

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with the NMC or on an NMC approved BSc/MSc nursing programme due to register with the NMC within 12 months.

Experience

Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree or equivalent

Knowledge and Awareness

Up to date knowledge of current nursing issues, research and practice

Skills and Abilities

Ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate patient care.
Prioritise tasks.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
Delegate and co-ordinate person centred patient care effectively.
Work effectively as part of a Multidisciplinary Team.
Supervise junior staff and learners in practice.
An ability to perform clinical skills with dexterity for example: insertion and removal of peripheral cannulation, venepuncture and catheters.
Administer medications using a range of routes
IT skills which can be built upon to incorporate the use of hospital administration, information and training systems.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with the NMC or on an NMC approved BSc/MSc nursing programme due to register with the NMC within 12 months.

Experience

Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree or equivalent

Knowledge and Awareness

Up to date knowledge of current nursing issues, research and practice

Skills and Abilities

Ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate patient care.
Prioritise tasks.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
Delegate and co-ordinate person centred patient care effectively.
Work effectively as part of a Multidisciplinary Team.
Supervise junior staff and learners in practice.
An ability to perform clinical skills with dexterity for example: insertion and removal of peripheral cannulation, venepuncture and catheters.
Administer medications using a range of routes
IT skills which can be built upon to incorporate the use of hospital administration, information and training systems.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.