Staff Nurse - Elderly (Band 5)

The successful candidate will be a professional and promote the highest possible standard of care to their patients. You will provide physical, emotional and psychological support to enable patients to achieve their goals, optimise levels of independence and ensure a safe discharge from hospital.

The role requires you to accept professional accountability for patients when assessing, planning and implementing their care plans ensuring person centred care is delivered. Alongside the nursing team, you will owrk alongside doctors, therapists and other multipdisciplinary members in developing and maintaining patient safety and ensuring a positive hospital experience.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated registered nurse for this exciting opportunity to join our caring and compassionate team.

The successful candidate must have a keen interest in working with older people, be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be active in developing and enhancing your current skills. As a valued team member, you will be expected to support other staff members on the ward and have a desire to deliver high standards of nursing care.

The ideal candidate will be friendly, empathetic and patient with a keen desire to ensure that the care delivered is if the best quality standard.

This is an ideal opportunity for both newly qualified and registered nurses who have a passion for caring for Elderly patients.

You must have a positive attitude towards change and continue to embed our Right Care values and behaviours.

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.