Registered Nurse - Outpatients

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Walton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse to support a busy Outpatients department at Queens Hospital. You will help deliver high-quality care across Gynaecology, ENT, General Surgery and Medical clinics, and participate in interventional clinics as required.

You will work with a dedicated team, prioritise a busy workload, and contribute to a patient-centered journey through the department.

Qualifications

• Commitment to delivering high quality of care.
• Ability to work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage patient flow.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and willingness to work towards a degree.

Responsibilities

• Support a range of clinical specialties within Outpatients.
• Contribute to delivery of an efficient and responsive outpatient service.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care.
• Support patients along their safe and efficient journey through the department.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexible attitude

Willing to learn and develop career

Teamwork

Education

Nursing qualification (RN/RGN) or equivalent

Job description

Would you like the challenge of working in a busy forward thinking Outpatients department, The Outpatient's department at Queens Hospital supports a wide range of specialities including Gynaecology, ENT, General Surgery and all types of Medical clinics.

We offer the opportunity to participate in all the clinic specialities and encourage staff to learn new skills. The clinics themselves offer many different interventions and procedures and the department has a complete colposcopy suite which runs procedure clinics daily.

We need a candidate who is willing to learn and keen to develop their career in an outpatients setting and in return the successful candidate would be supported in their career development in each area of the specialities we facilitate and would also have the opportunity to participate in our interventional clinics.

This role would ideally suit a Staff Nurse who can support a range of clinical specialties, contributing to the delivery of an effective, efficient and responsive outpatient service.

You will have excellent communication skills and a flexible attitude which will assist you in managing numerous issues pertaining to patients, their safe and efficient journey through the department as well as liaising with Multi-disciplinary Teams.

You must be committed to delivering high quality of care and be able to work as part of a team. The ability to prioritise your workload and liaise confidently with staff from all disciplines is essential.

You should have evidence of relevant ongoing professional development and possess or be willing to work towards an appropriate degree.

Closing date of applications: 28 September 2026

Interview date: 12 October 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts About Our Trust

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Krystle Garside Job title: Senior Sister Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01283 511511

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