Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career? If the answer is yes then a move to Community Hospitals is the right choice for you.

Our wards are nurse led which will give you high levels of autonomy and satisfaction in delivering excellent care. Ward 1 specialises in stroke care but also has medical beds and a palliative care suite and Ward 3 provides sub-acute care, palliative care and complex rehabilitation. Successful applicants would have the opportunity to work collaboratively with the MDT to help patients in their journey to return home and will also be able to develop their nursing and discharge planning skills. Our cohorts of patients are increasingly complex due to the need to facilitate transfer from acute trusts for individuals who are medically fit for discharge and to prevent admission from home to the secondary care sector.

Your interview will be face to face on Saturday 15th June and you will also have the opportunity to meet clinicians, see the hospital and discuss the role further.

Free parking is available on site and there is a bus stop nearby.

The Trust provides extensive learning and development opportunities to support you in progressing your career to a senior role if you wish to do so.

The Trust encourages a healthy work life balance, your working rota will be published 12 weeks in advance and flexible working opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care in a nurse led environment.

Assisting with and contributing to the management and organisation of the ward.

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.

Student nurses (adult) in their final year of training are very welcome to apply.

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.