Are you passionate and caring and looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are recruiting Band 5 nurses across our surgical wards at York Hospital and welcome applications from experienced and newly qualified nurses, who have an interest in developing their knowledge and skills within the surgical setting.

We currently have vacancies on various wards within the Surgical Directorate at York Hospital, including Upper GI, Urology and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Acute Admissions, Vascular, Head and Neck. Pre-Assessment and Day Unit.

There will be opportunity to discuss your preferred areas at interview.

Main duties of the job

You will work alongside our dedicated multi-disciplinary teams and we will value you and your contribution to delivering excellent patient care. We are seeking applications from compassionate, flexible, and dynamic registrants who demonstrate a passion to deliver high standards at all times and a positive experience for those in our care.

Our Clinical Educator team in Surgery can offer a comprehensive induction and preceptorship programme which is tailored to your needs, and that supports your individual requirements.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

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.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

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.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Level 1 or 2)

Training

Essential

• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff

Special Knowledge

Essential

• Current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice

Practical Skills

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Enthusiastic and self motivated
• Demonstrate a commitment to self development

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

419-6750811-RN-S