Registered Nurse

Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33

Paid/unpaid leave

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease

Cycle to Work

Learning and development

Discounts

Job summary

Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated nurse to join Maple Ward, offering patient-focused care across general surgery, urology and gynaecology. You will ensure comprehensive documentation and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasises teamwork, professionalism, infection control and ongoing education. The Trust values flexible working where possible and invites you to discuss requirements with the recruiting manager.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team and support colleagues.
• Good organisational skills, self-motivation and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with Trust policies.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records.
• Communicate with patients and carers to ensure access to information.
• Promote and maintain positive relationships between staff involved in patient care.
• Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.
• Demonstrate flexibility to work across wards/departments as required; discuss flexible working with the recruiting manager.
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
• Education and Training.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills who will work well as part of a team. Maple ward consists of 22 surgical beds, 3 HOB beds and a surgical assessment unit offering highly skilled ambulatory care. We support a wide variety of surgical disciplines including general surgery, urology and gynaecology and work closely with the surgical teams and our surgical day unit. You must have good organisational skills, be self‑motivated and flexible. You will be expected to act as a role model at all times, promoting the trust values and striving to be the best in all areas of practice. If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post

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Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.

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Key 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 and when required by service demands, 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 and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
• Education and Training

Benefits

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

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

About the Trust

Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co‑developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.