Sister / Charge Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated leadership in the Pinderfields Acute Care of the elderly assessment unit at The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT). We are looking for a band 6 who is passionate about leading change and adding value to patient care.

The Band 6 sister/charge nurse is a key member of the leadership team and will role model the behaviours required. The post holder should be experienced in elderly care and or assessment areas, the post holder should be someone who is enthusiastic, dynamic, and keen to make a positive impact on patient and staff experience's continuously improving the quality of patient care, as well as understanding the patients flow journey.

Applicants must demonstrate a compliance with professional values in line with the NMC Code and act as an appropriate role model at all times. As well as being able to take charge of a busy and dynamic department the successful applicant will also have excellent clinical skills and be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team., The post holder will be responsible for leading and supporting the unit, co-ordinating the flow of patients admitted to the unit and deliervy of the care.

G41 is a 44 bedded acute frailty unit (ACE) with a view to getting patients home in a very timely fashion. Through clinical leadership, knowledge of the Trusts core values and utilisation of effective management skills will ensure that the department team is informed, trained and developed to enable care to be delivered to patients.

We are seeking enthusiastic, responsible, and professional individuals who would join a highly motivated, experienced and dynamic team. The successful candidate would be able to organise their work load, work well under pressure be flexible in their approach to changing needs and demands of the organisation, follow instructions under pressure and use their own initiative.

Our team provides a crucial role for the Trust and our local community, by striving to achieve excellent patient care and experience each and every time for all our patients.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.