Band 5 Registered Nurse

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in the UK is looking for a compassionate professional to join their team. The role involves providing high-quality, person-centered care to adults living with dementia and complex needs. Responsibilities include maintaining patient-focused care, documenting care accurately, and adhering to infection control standards. The candidate should actively contribute to a positive team environment and be open to flexible working arrangements. This position offers various benefits including possible relocation support and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days holiday

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning opportunities

Discounts on services

Qualifications

• Experience in providing high-quality, person-centered care.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of nursing and midwifery council standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patient-focused care according to policies.
• Ensure a safe and clean working environment.
• Evaluate and document nursing care efficiently.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Patient-focused care

Infection control compliance

Job description

Overview

On Ward 37 we provide specialist, high-quality, person-centred care for adults living with dementia, delirium, and complex cognitive needs. We pride ourselves on creating a calm, therapeutic environment where patients feel safe, valued, and understood. The successful candidate will consistently drive excellent clinical quality standards to this vulnerable patient group and deliver high quality, effective and evidence based care. Background knowledge of safeguarding to protect vulnerable adults is desirable, but not essential, as training will be given. Falls prevention is high on our agenda, with a focus on patient experience and patient safety, ensuring standards are met for every patient. We are a team with a strong sense of collaboration across all our healthcare professionals, and the candidate must be committed to the on-going development of the ward and multidisciplinary team working, to create an inspirational learning and working environment.

Please note this is a secondment opportunity; you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role. Interviews for this post will be held face to face with no remote option available.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment
• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept
• Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information
• Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
• Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
• Undertake duties on different wards/departments as required by service demands
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
• Education and Training

Additional information

This description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list and will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try to be supportive where we can. Speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Defence and flexibility  

Armed Forces Friendly Employer. We are Gold Award holders from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and support all Defence personnel, including applications for employment. Some substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours; if interested, contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if required for the role. The cost will be deducted from salary (one payment or over a six month period). Charges: £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. Volunteers and Bank staff will not be charged. The DBS offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004 known as the sensitive applications route, available for all levels of DBS check. The sensitive applications route allows applicants to choose not to disclose gender or previous identity on the certificate. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail].

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. You will be required to acknowledge awareness of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have launched our Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one for all posts. Speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme with generous benefits upon retirement, and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for hard to fill positions where relocation is expected. Discuss relocation with the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of paid and unpaid leave
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (24/7)
• NHS Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, travel, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance

All employees have access to free confidential counselling and wellbeing support. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation & About Us

The Trust offers a relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support relocation expenses for hard to fill positions. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves around 800,000 people and operates across eight hospital sites with a workforce of about 10,000. Sponsorship: Under current Home Office rules we are unable to offer sponsorship for roles with salary less than £25,000 per annum. Some roles may not be eligible for sponsorship; applicants should check gov.uk for visa criteria.