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. The hospital in Melton Mowbray is nurse led which will offer you a level of autonomy and satisfaction that you wont get in larger units. The ward has 17 beds and a palliative care suite and provides sub-acute and palliative care as well as complex rehabilitation. The ward is one of thirteen which form the Trusts Inpatient Community Health Services Division and the successful candidate will play a vital role in providing compassionate patient centred care. 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.

You are welcome to visit the ward during the application process. If you would like to do so, please contact the name on this advert.

Free parking is available on site.

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

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

The Trust encourages a healthy work life balance 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.

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.