Sister/Charge NurseNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, highly motivated, experienced senior nurses to join our Band 6 team on ward L37

Main duties of the job

Childrens Assessment and Treatment unit (CAT) is the front door service to the childrens hospital receiving patients directly from the GP or from Childrens Emergency department.

The unit offers a Vet and Triage standard to ensure patient safety and can keep patients as short stay patient for up to 24hrs following a Standard Operating Procedure.

Patients can stay within the short stay area for up to 24 hrs following the CAT SOP.

This role would suit a senior band 5 with experience of Vet and Triage to step into a leadership role or for an existing band 6 who is looking to wider their experience.

If you have an interest in acute front door services and are keen to get involved in service development to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Job description

For questions about this job, contact: Name: Amber Hobson

Position: Ward Manager

Email: [email protected]

Phone number: 0113 3927437

Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Children’s Hospital is one of the largest Children’s hospitals in the country.

Leeds Childrens Hospital has state of the art treatments, facilities and a comprehensive development programme for Nurses.

If you want an exciting career move to a fast paced highly skilled ward, then this is the job for you.

L37 receives great friends and family feedback, and the nursing team are highly knowledgeable and enjoy passing on their skills and knowledge.

What you will bring to the role

The successful candidates will work closely with the Band 7 and Matron to ensure safe patient care is delivered according to the CAT SOP, in addition to maintaining quality and service improvements.

Every child who presents to the CAT unit must have a VET and Triage with in 15 mins of arrival.

The Band 6 is responsible for leading the shift ensuring all standards are met and escalating concerns if necessary. The Band 6 team play an integral part in setting the right culture and supporting staff and learners to progress.

Each member of the Band 6 team have a development group to supervise and support.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.