Staff Nurse - Maxillofacial Department

QVH; East Grinstead; Remote; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working arrangements

Career development programmes

Discounts and rewards

Zusammenfassung

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Part-time Staff Nurse (Band 5) to join our Maxillofacial Team in East Grinstead. The role covers wound care, dressing clinics and post‑operative maxillofacial care, with training provided as needed.

You will work Monday and Tuesday, 08:30–17:00, on a permanent contract. The post offers NHS development opportunities, flexible working options and dedicated support within a recognised centre of excellence in reconstructive surgery and

Qualifikationen

• NMC registration is required.
• Training in wound care and dressing is a core aspect of the role.
• Experience in an outpatient clinic is desirable.
• Post‑induction ability to work autonomously with supervision as needed.

Aufgaben

• Deliver full range of registered nurse duties in maxillofacial care.
• Work in a nurse-led dressing clinic with post‑op maxillofacial patients.
• Maintain accurate patient records and communicate with the MDT.
• Support clinics and facial trauma cases as required.

Kenntnisse

Wound care

Dressing care

Autonomous working

Team player

Ausbildung

NMC registration

Maxillofacial/Plastic surgery course

Jobbeschreibung

Main area Maxillofacial Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Mondays and Tuesdays 08:30 - 17:00) Job ref 276-8318197-AC

Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59

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

The Trust is committed to offering a range of flexibleworking options to support employees to balance work and personal commitments, and the delivery of high quality and cost effective services.

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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 wound 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 Maxillofacial Team. The post holder will have a passion for wound care and will work in our Nurse led Dressing Clinic with post op Maxillofacial surgery patients including head & neck cancer, skin grafts, reconstruction wound sites and facial trauma.

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

Are you a local nurse who would be interested in Part time position this might be the job for you!

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.
• Help with running Maxillofacial and Head and neck Oncology clinics
• Help with facial trauma clinics
• Assist clinicians with Minor Oral Surgery and IV sedation cases

Person specification

Experience

• Wound care and dressing experience
• Outpatients clinic experience

Personal

• Able to work autonomously
• Good team player

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Plastic surgery/ Burns/ Maxillofacial/ ophthalmology course

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.

Name Hannah Child Job title Department Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01342 414211 Additional information Maxillofacial Department - 01342 414000 EX4708