Plastic Surgery Registered Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time post for an Experienced Surgical Registered Nurse within the Plastic Surgery Department Gate 28 & 28c. You will be working alongside Plastic Surgeons and other Nursing staff in the Plastic Surgery Ward and the Plastic Surgery Assessment Unit.

You will take charge of the department on either days or nights.

Main duties of the job

You will work 11.5 hour shifts directly looking after patients on the Ward or Assessment Unit.

You will work to support the Nursing Associates and Clinical Support Workers within your team.

You will be responsible for the assessment, evaluation and implementation of all aspects of patient centred care using current evidence based practice including: Medicine administration, pre, peri & post op care of patients, simple and complex dressings and discharge planning. You will also assist in our on unit major treatment room in which our Surgeons carry out local anaesthetic procedures.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Details

• Date posted: 07 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 001517
• Job locations: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the NMC or on an NMC approved BSc/MSc nursing programme due to register with the NMC within 12 months.

Experience

• Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree or equivalent

Knowledge and Awareness

• Up to date knowledge of current nursing issues, research and practice

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Prioritise tasks.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Delegate and co-ordinate person centred patient care effectively.
• Work effectively as part of a Multidisciplinary Team.
• Supervise junior staff and learners in practice.
• An ability to perform clinical skills with dexterity for example: insertion and removal of peripheral cannulation, venepuncture and catheters.
• Administer medications using a range of routes
• IT skills which can be built upon to incorporate the use of hospital administration, information and training systems.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.