Registered Nurse - Virtual Fracture Clinic

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Ashford is seeking a Fracture Clinic Nurse to manage trauma patients through the VFC pathway. The role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team and ensuring effective service delivery. Ideal candidates should be compassionate and committed to delivering high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high quality, effective and flexible service in respect of the VFC pathway from referral to treatment.
• Work closely with various healthcare professionals to manage patients through their VFC pathway.
• Attend daily VFC meetings and present patients to the Orthopaedic team.

Job description

Overview

The Trauma & Orthopaedic Outpatients department at the William Harvey Hospital, Kent is looking for a Fracture Clinic Nurse. This role will predominately be to manage the trauma patients through their VFC pathway. However, there may be other clinic demands. The busy department sees patients Monday to Friday through on both elective or emergency pathway. The department has a small team of staff made up of; Registered Nurses, Orthopaedic Practitioners, Health Care Assistants and Administrators. We are based in a purpose built building on the William Harvey site.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high quality, effective and flexible service in respect of the VFC pathway from referral to treatment.
• Work closely with Orthopaedic Consultants, Hand Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Orthopaedic Practitioners and all clinical staff to actively manage patients through their VFC pathway.
• Attend the daily VFC meeting and present patients to the Orthopaedic team.
• Liaise with patients and relatives, providing up to date advice and care.
• Work alongside the Virtual Fracture Clinic administrator with clear communication.
• Manage referrals from General Practitioner and triage to the appropriate consultant or therapist.
• Ensure adherence to Trust policies and procedures with regards to VFC pathways.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of all applicable targets and processes relating to the VFC pathway.
• Ensure inter-provider transfers are timely and that the appropriate paperwork has been completed and sent or received.
• Predict and prevent breaches of targets of the VFC pathway through liaison with the Operational teams and clinicians.
• Assess as first point of contact using own judgement for a range of issues and situations.
• Ensure all outpatient clinic outcomes are recorded for VFC clinics.
• Support the flow of clinic by completing dressings, taking blood, supporting the plaster room team, and helping manage the flow of patients.

About us / Values

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It is about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We are looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.