Staff Nurse - Aldine House SCH

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide care and support to vulnerable young people aged 10 to 18. This role includes conducting health assessments, managing health needs, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must have a nursing qualification and possess strong clinical and communication skills, making a meaningful impact on the lives of young individuals in need.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Access to NHS discount sites

Qualifications

• Provide care and support to vulnerable young people aged 10 to 18.
• Conduct initial health assessments upon entry into custody.
• Manage a wide range of health needs, facilitating nursing clinics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and manage health needs.
• Deliver age-appropriate health promotion sessions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across various sites.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Crisis management

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare (LCH) in a secure environment is a truly unique experience. We operate as a community within a community, delivering a wide range of services including nursing, GP care, pharmacy, optometry, health promotion, physiotherapy, and more. As a Registered Nurse at Aldine House, you’ll provide care and support to vulnerable young people aged 10 to 18 who require a secure setting due to welfare concerns or involvement with the criminal justice system. This is a varied, challenging, and deeply rewarding role. Clinicians are a vital part of the multidisciplinary team, and your responsibilities will include: Conducting initial health assessments upon entry into custody, carrying out clinical and risk assessments, and managing a wide range of health needs, facilitating nursing clinics, administering immunizations, and vaccinations, triaging and treating minor illnesses and injuries, and responding to emergency situations, delivering age‑appropriate health promotion sessions tailored to this complex client group. This role offers the opportunity to develop both clinical and interpersonal skills while making a meaningful impact on the lives of some of society's most vulnerable children. You’ll help shape their health, well-being, and future choices through compassionate, holistic care.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical
• Leadership
• Learning and Development
• Partnership and Team Working
• Innovation and Quality
• Health and Safety

You’ll collaborate closely with clinicians based at Wetherby YOI and Adel Beck SCH, working alongside prison departments, education teams, safer custody, and probation services. Please note, there may be cross‑site working requirements at Adel Beck SCH (LS16 8EB) and HMYOI Wetherby (LS22 5ED). Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full requirements of the role. Adverts will close early where the maximum number of applicants is reached.

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community‑based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply‑held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high‑quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated “Good”, with our Adult Services rated “Outstanding” for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk – click on the Join Our Team tab.

Right to work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description text above, and you are required to download a copy of the full job description attached.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Please refer to job description and person specification in the supporting documents section.
• Please refer to job description and person specification in the supporting documents section.

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.