Vacancy Introduction
An exciting temporary part time opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to join our Children’s Community Nursing Service.
We have recently expanded our service to include the administration of IV antibiotics and have new temporary positions within our Children’s Community Nursing at home team. Our service provides clinical interventions to children and young people enabling them to remain at home.
We are a 7 day a week service all year round and our core business hours are between 8.30 – 17:00. We support applications for flexible working when we can.
Candidates must be a paediatric registered nurse or a registered nurse with additional paediatric qualifications/experience. We welcome newly qualified nurse applicants. You will receive a full preceptorship training package until you are competent and confident to work alone.
The role requires travel across the city so a car owner with business insurance will be essential.
We are looking for caring individuals who are, resilient, proactive and motivated to work with a specialist team of professionals.
You will be responsible for providing clinical care to children and young people. The workload is interesting and varied including but not limited to undertaking nursing assessments, central line cares, administering chemotherapy and intravenous antibiotics, providing wound care, and supporting with enteral feeding.
Candidates are to have excellent communication skills, be innovative and good problem solvers, work autonomously, and be able to prioritise and organise care with their team.
We use a cross service model of working so you may have the opportunity to spend time and work with our other clinical teams which on occasions you may be asked to support.
Please Review the Job Description and Person Specification Attached for full Requirements of the Role.
Adverts will close early where the maximum numbers applicants is reached.
Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Who are we?
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.