Plastics Outpatient Staff Nurse

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS hospital with a commitment to patient care and sustainability. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic team, focusing on wound care and outpatient clinics. You'll be part of a forward-thinking organization dedicated to delivering excellent healthcare while promoting a green environment. With opportunities for personal development and flexible working arrangements, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. Embrace the challenge and contribute to life-changing patient experiences at this renowned facility.

Benefits

Tailored personal development programs

Flexible working arrangements

Dedicated reward programme with discounts

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with a passion for patient care.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective patient care in a dynamic environment.
• Monitor patient conditions and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Wound Care

Patient Assessment

Team Collaboration

Effective Communication

Education

Professional NMC Registration

Job description

Employer Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 5

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.

We also offer attractive benefits such as

• tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
• flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
• a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

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Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

• The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under indirect supervision from senior staff. They are expected to be able to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff, and work without direct supervision once the key learning outcomes of the foundation programme are complete.
• Employees should honour the Trust’s Core Values by demonstrating appropriate behaviours and encouraging this in others.
• Adhere the NMC Code at all times
• Employees should demonstrate commitment to quality patient care through effective team working

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Staff Nurse to join our Plastics and General Outpatients Team. The post holder will have a passion for wound care and will work in our Nurse led Plastics Dressing Clinic with post op plastic surgery patients including Breast reconstruction, skin, hands and lower limb trauma.

The post holder will also work in and run Outpatients clinics in all specialities including hands, Breast, skin, cardiology, Rheumatology.

Previous experience in this role is not necessary as training will be given to the right applicant.

Working for our organisation

Queen Victoria Hospital is a specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services for people who have been damaged or disfigured through accidents or disease.

Our world-leading clinical teams provide specialist surgery and non-surgical treatment for people across the south east and beyond. We specialise in conditions of the hands and eyes, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics.

In addition, the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding area benefit from our expert clinicians treating more common conditions in our areas of specialism. We also provide a minor injuries unit, therapies services and a sleep service.

We are a centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Carry out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s condition and care with support from the nurse in charge. Maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients whilst adhering to Trust and department policies, reporting any difficulties with these duties to senior staff.
• Work without direct supervision once key learning outcomes of the induction/ foundation or preceptorship programme have been completed.
• Monitor all patient care and treatment, maintaining high standards and quality at all times.
• Prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patient’s condition and alert senior staff immediately.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and legible written records of care.
• Use effective communication, written and verbal with all levels of staff including the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives.
• Foster good relationships with other departments, the multidisciplinary team and visitors to the unit. Help to achieve and maintain morale for both staff and patients.
• Participate in the health education and explanation of treatment to patients and relatives.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional NMC registration

Experience

• Previous ward experience (including student placements)
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Dealing with the public

Knowledge

• Awareness of local and national NHS strategies and policies
• Experience of staff supervision

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.