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Sister/Team Leader - In-Patient Unit

Salary Band 6 (£36,879 - £43,983 )
Location St Gemmas Hospice, Moortown, Leeds LS17 6QD
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Vacancy:            Sister/Team Leader - In-Patient Unit

Salary Range:    £36,879 to £43,983 per annum (pro-rata for part-time staff) Hours:                37.5 - 24 hour internal rotation

Are you ready to take on a leadership role within a ward setting?  Are you motivated to drive the highest standards in patient care whilst developing your own leadership and management skills?  Do you want to work in an ‘Outstanding’ organisation?

We are recruiting to the post of Ward Sister/Team leader.  We are looking for someone who is able to support and lead a team of staff to provide outstanding evidenced based care.

Working with senior staff, you will role model the St Gemma’s values and behaviour framework.

As a Sister/Team Leader you will be expected to:

  • Take responsibility as Nurse in Charge on shift.
  • Positive role model in a supervisory and supportive role.
  • Manage and develop a team of staff
  • Project development
  • Demonstrate management and leadership skills

We offer:

  • A caring, supportive environment where we care for both patients and families
  • A clear, structured induction
  • Regular Clinical Supervision
  • Education and development within our Academic Unit of Palliative Care
  • Colleagues who always strive to do their best and care for each other
  • Care supported by a wide multi-professional workforce
  • Opportunities to develop across in-patient, day hospice and community settings
  • Great facilities including free parking and discounted meals in our Bistro
  • Transfer of NHS pension (conditions apply) and competitive rates of pay

St Gemma’s Hospice provides expert palliative and end of life care, in a quality environment, for thousands of local people each year.  It’s a prominent and respected charity at the heart of the local community with a large range of specialist services to support patients, their families and friends.

If any candidates have previously applied or have been interviewed within the last three months they need not apply.

The Hospice also cannot support any sponsorship. 

For more information contact Denise Kay, Senior Sister, or Laura Speight, Head of In-Patient Care on 0113 2185500. We would advise that you meet either of the above before the interview date.

Closing Date :- 18 April 2025

Interviews :- W/c 5 May 2025

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to invite candidates to interview prior to the closing date and/or close this advertisement prior to the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

St Gemma’s Hospice is an independent Leeds-based charity and one of the leading hospices in the UK, providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients, families and carers in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through the St Gemma’s community team, and at our Out-Patients.

We have around 300 employees working across the main Hospice site in Moortown, Retail Hub in Bramley, a large chain of charity shops, and out in the community. We offer career opportunities both in our multi-disciplinary clinical team and in a wide range of non-clinical roles, all of which contribute towards local patient care. St Gemma’s Hospice has a team of approximately 800 volunteers, working in a variety of roles supporting departments throughout the organisation.

St Gemma’s is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive, a place which reflects the communities we serve. We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment.

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