Registered Nurse

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Wellbeing services

Cycle to work scheme

Car lease salary sacrifice scheme

Flexible working options

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust in Wakefield is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse for Gate 36/37, a busy Surgical Assessment Unit with fast pace and high turnover. You will join a supportive nursing team and contribute to excellent patient care in a NHS setting.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, perform full nursing duties, and develop skills through teaching and supervision. Interviews will be face to face and based on NHS values and high standards.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with the NMC or on an approved programme to register within 12 months.
• Professional clinical knowledge gained through degree-level training.
• Up-to-date knowledge of nursing practice and current issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of patients and provide care support.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary team with patient at the centre of care.
• Assess and plan care, implement programmes, and evaluate outcomes.
• Maintain environment conducive to patient and relatives needs.
• Advocate for patients and relatives and participate in training.

Skills

NMC registered nurse

Organisation

Communication skills

Clinical skills

IT skills

Education

NMC approved nursing degree (BSc/MSc)

Tools

NHS IT systems

Job description

Please contact Kara Moran if you have any enquiries about the role

Email: [e-mail]

Call: 01924 542608

About The Role

Gate 36/37 is looking for a dedicated, highly organised band 5 registered nurse to join the team, experience in surgery is preferred but not essential. If you are ready for a challenge and are keen to develop your skills this could be the role for you. Gate 36 is a busy 27 bedded Surgical Assessment Unit with 5 Same Day Emergency Care trolleys. the Surgical Assessment Unit cares for all surgical specialities and is a fast paced, high acuity and high turnover of patients area. As a new starter in this area you will be welcomed into a supportive team with multiple learning opportunities.

Are you highly organised. quick thinking and resourceful, able to work well under pressure and be committed to delivering excellent standards of care? If you have excellent communication skills, plenty of enthusiasm and motivation and experience of working within the NHS you will be a welcome addition to our friendly and experienced nursing team. Please note interviews will be face to face only.

Main duties

• Manage a team of patients, providing support with all aspects of care.
• Work as part of the multi disciplinary team to ensure the patient is at the centre of care.
• Provide effective patient centred care, performing individual assessment of care needs, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care that meet the needs of the patient.
• Help promote and maintain an environment conducive to meeting the needs of the patient/relatives and carers.
• Advocate for patients and their relatives.
• Work as part of an effective team.
• Undertake any training required.

Qualifications

Essential person specification requirements

• 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.

Be part of MY team

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.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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