The trust has launched a recruitment drive for Band 5 nurses to work in medicine for older people at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Commenting on the attributes successful candidates will need to have, Sue Burton, head of nursing in medicine for older people at Leicester’s Hospitals, said: “We are looking for nurses passionate about looking after our older patients. They need to be motivated and great communicators.

“We support our nurses with a large team who take on tasks that don’t need to be done by a registered nurse; for example, we have housekeepers, specialist facilitators to work with dementia patients, co-ordinators responsible for discharging patients and volunteers. This means our nurses can focus on providing patients with dedicated nursing care.”

Leicester’s Hospitals are part of a recruitment campaign – called Y/Our Future and launched at the start of the year – working in partnership with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, LOROS Hospice, Rutland County Council and Leicester City Council to attract greater numbers of health and social care professionals to live and work in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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