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 Registered Nurses across our surgical wards at York Hospital, and would 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 Surgery Directorate at York Hospital, including Upper and lower GI, Urology and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Acute Admissions, Vascular, Head and Neck.
Working as part of our dedicated multi-disciplinary teams we will value you and your contribution to delivering excellent care, and 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.
To discuss our vacancies further or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Rachel Cooke, Clinical Educator on Rachel.cooke26@nhs.net or 01904 725499.
• 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.
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.
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.
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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025
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