Staff Nurse - Outpatients

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust seeks a dedicated Staff Nurse to join their Outpatients team at Wexham Park Hospital. This role requires excellent organizational and leadership skills for high-quality patient care in a multidisciplinary environment, with training provided for less experienced candidates.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Support for professional training

Qualifications

• Recent experience within an acute NHS healthcare setting essential.
• Experience within an Outpatients setting desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and maintain patient care standards.
• Supervise and assess students and junior staff.
• Engage in mandatory training and maintain professional development.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to manage difficult situations

Effective time management

Supervisory skills

Team leadership skills

Education

RGN with current UK NMC registration

Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP)

Educated to Nursing Degree level or on degree pathway

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Staff Nurse to join our Outpatients team based at Wexham Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This role is ideal for a nurse with excellent organisational, leadership, and interpersonal skills, capable of delivering high-quality patient care while supporting a busy and varied clinical environment.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, undertaking both clinical and administrative duties to ensure the smooth and efficient running of outpatient services. Previous outpatient experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.

Frimley North Outpatients Operates Across Four Sites

• Wexham Park Hospital, Slough (base)
• King Edward VII – Parapet Breast Unit, Windsor
• St Mark’s Hospital, Maidenhead
  
  

Working hours are between 08:00 and 18:30, Monday to Saturday. Flexibility is required, as you may be asked to work across sites depending on service needs.

Outpatient services include a wide range of specialties such as Oncology, ENT, Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, Breast, Gastroenterology, Colorectal, Trauma, Allergy, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and Sleep Clinic.

If you are a Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding opportunity in a supportive and diverse outpatient environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

Provide clinical leadership, supporting the senior team in delivering high standards of evidence-based care, treatments, and procedures tailored to patients’ needs. Maintain a strong understanding of infection prevention principles, consistently applying aseptic technique and complying with Frimley Health Infection Control policies. Ensure accurate, timely documentation of patient records in line with trust policies, digital strategy, and data protection regulations (GDPR). Recognise and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition, escalating concerns promptly to the Nurse-in-Charge and reporting incidents via the In Phase system.

Leadership

Actively contribute to the achievement of team, departmental, and organisational goals, ensuring a high-quality patient experience. Oversee the safe storage and rotation of drugs and consumables. Support, supervise, and assess students, learners, junior, and temporary staff, ensuring effective onboarding and practice. Undertake relevant administrative tasks as required to maintain safe, efficient service delivery.

Training

Engage fully in all mandatory training, supervision, and appraisal processes, maintaining professional development and compliance with trust standards.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RGN with current UK NMC registration
• Suporting Learners in Practice (SLIP) or similar recognised qualification.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Educated to Nursing Degree level. or on degree pathway.
• Level 6 leadership course
• White Belt Training (Lean Competency System)
  
  

Skills & Knowlede

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to manage difficult/ stressful situations, working calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Able to prioritise workload and manage a specific clinical area.
• Effective time management, prioritisation, and delegation skills.
• Able to supervise and assess learners and junior staff.
• Effective team leader skills.
• Ability to manage change within the working environment.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of proven leadership experience
• Evidence of OPD specific clinical competencies
  
  

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

• Able and willing to work flexible shifts across sites including weekends and Bank Holidays.
• Ability to travel between sites as required.
• Able to stand for long periods.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience within an acute NHS healthcare setting
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience within an Outpatients setting.
• Minor Ops experience
  
  

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