Job summary

New Year, New Job! We are looking for Nursing Associates to join our amazing team on Beechwood Ward at the Evington Centre in the grounds of Leicester General Hospital. This is a female physical health ward which provides sub-acute care, complex rehabilitation and palliative care. The ward is nurse led which will give you high levels of autonomy and satisfaction in delivering excellent patient care. As a Nursing Associate you would be a vital part of the team providing and monitoring care to a designated group of patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse, without direct supervision. Beechwood is one of thirteen wards which form the Trusts Inpatient Community Health Services Division. You are welcome to visit during the application process to give you an insight to the types of care delivered, our MDT working processes and how we work with our clients/service users and their families to facilitate safe discharge home. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the name on this advert.

Free parking is available on site.

The local bus transport network has a stop outside the hospital.

The Trust will provide secondment opportunities for Nursing Associates who wish to undertake Registered Nurse training.

The Trust encourages a healthy work life balance and flexible working opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

To support the Registered Nurse in on-going assessment and care planning for patients in a nurse led environment.

Delivery of high-quality care.

Participating in education, development and supervision of other staff members and students.

Working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of clients/ service users and their families.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.