Job overview
Part Time/full Time opportunities
The Friary Community Hospital is based in Richmond in North Yorkshire and offers a range of inpatients and outpatient services to the local communities supported by local GPs.
We primarily deliver Rehabilitation, Discharge planning & Palliative Care.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic ,self-motivated, and dynamic staff nurse with effective communication skills to join our Primary Care Hospitals team.
This is an exciting time to join our dynamic service, as we continue to implement the Transforming Community Services agenda. It offers an opportunity to be part of delivering future community care within Primary Care Hospitals in North Yorkshire as part of South Tees Community Services. The organisation is committed to improving and expanding services to our local population and our local hospitals will play a vital role in this.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a team delivering excellent nursing care and will be expected to support junior staff as necessary. The role will involve monitoring and evaluating evidenced based practice and sharing knowledge through education and training with colleagues and students.
The post will be based at the Friary Community Hospital in Richmond, but staff are required to work across all South Tees hospitals as the service requires.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
Your Leadership Impact
Leading Your Team to Success
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
1. Current NMC Registration
2. Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
3. A team player able to work well with others & demonstrates commitment to team objectives.
4. Effective communication skills, both written & verbal.
5. Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work
6. Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required
Desirable criteria
7. Good Information Technology skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
8. Caring and compassionate attitude to patients and colleagues
9. Flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the service
10. Commitment to the development of self & others
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Experience working within an acute or Community setting.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.