Staff Nurse

Job summary

Emergency Department - Leeds General Infirmary & St Jamess University Hospital

Our vibrant Emergency Departments at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust offer an exciting and supportive environment for ambitious healthcare professionals who are passionate about emergency care. This is a fast paced and busy department which provides front line treatment for adults.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Emergency Department team operates across two main sites at St James Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary. We are also the regional Trauma centre for adults.

For all new starters to the Trust, we have an award winning, structured Introduction to Professional Practice (IPP) Induction programme to prepare you for working at LTHT. We have a dedicated clinical practice educator team to ensure robust support and education as you begin your new journey. This includes supporting your 6-month preceptorship framework.

The post is to cover the 24 hour period and will therefore include day shifts, night shifts, weekend and bank holidays.

Are you enthusiastic, motivated, a keen learner, innovative and forward thinking? Is so, come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values.

An informal visit to the ED is strongly recommended. To arrange this, or for more information, please contact:

Please read job description attatched for more information.

Main duties of the job

To provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care.

To deliver care without supervision.

To take charge of the ward or department as necessary in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.

To participate in the in-service training, preceptor ship and mentorship of junior staff, post basic learners and students.

To take responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of patients.

To promote confidence in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate patient care.

To maintain personal development.

Job responsibilities

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to maintain high standards of care in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) guidelines and policies.

Commitment to own development and the development of junior staff.

Commitment to the development of nursing within the clinical setting.

Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Commitment to support, uphold and demonstrate the core values and behaviours of LTHT.

Commitment to lifelong learning, to maintain personal development within the role.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process o

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying at risk members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.