Staff Nurse - Outpatients (St Helens)

NHS Jobs; St Helens; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a registered nurse to support Outpatient Clinics, ensuring safe, efficient sessions and patient care.

You will assist clinicians, administer treatments, perform tests, and maintain comprehensive records while upholding NMC standards and patient privacy. This role involves teaching, supervision, and collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

• Maintain Professional Registration.
• Adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
• Update professional development and maintain a personal record for future registration.

Responsibilities

• Take on the role of the registered nurse within the Outpatient Clinics and ensure smooth and safe running of clinic sessions.
• Assist the clinician with examination, investigation and treatment processes.
• Provide information, advice and health education both verbally and in writing to patients.
• Administer drugs and other treatments according to policy.
• Conduct tests and investigations according to Trust policies.
• Liaise with staff and departments about patients' conditions and needs.
• Complete documentation in line with Trust policy and NMC guidance.
• Act in the interest of patients and their families to provide a quality service.
• Expand and maintain skills to meet patient service delivery.
• Work at Whiston and St Helens Outpatient departments as required.
• Participate in teaching and assessing students and in-service training.

Job description

KEY DUTIES

To take on the role of the registered nurse within the Outpatient Clinics and to ensure the smooth and safe running of the clinic sessions. To assist the clinician with any process and procedure necessary for the examination, investigation, and treatment for patients. Give appropriate information, advice and when necessary, including health education and health promotion information patients both verbally and written. Administer drugs and other treatments as necessary according to policy. To conduct tests and investigations according to Trust policies. To liaise with staff and departments about patients conditions and needs. To complete any necessary documentation in accordance with Trust policy and NMC guidance. To act at all times in the interest of patients and their families ensuring that a quality service is provided. To expand and maintain existing skills to meet patient service delivery. To work both at Whiston and St Helens Outpatient departments as required.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain Professional Registration. To be aware of and practice professionally in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice. To personally ensure fulfilment of the requirements for professional updating and to maintain a personal record for the future registration purposes. Ensure that nursing care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines. To be a caring, clinically competent registered nurse who ensures patient safety and well-being is paramount at all times. To ensure the confidentiality of patient information at all times. To ensure that all Outpatient Department philosophy, policies, and procedures are adhered to at all times and that any amendments to policies are acted upon immediately. To ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and not compromised. To be aware of all child protection and safeguarding responsibilities appropriately and according to procedure. Implement and evaluate programmes of care to meet needs of patients and undertake all forms of care within the clinical environment. In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will actively participate in the prevention and control of infection within the capacity of their role. The Act requires the post holder to attend infection prevention and control training on induction and at regular updates and to take responsibility for the practical application of the training in the course of their work. Infection prevention and control must be included in any personal development plan and/or appraisal.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that the recording of patient care is comprehensive, concise and in line with the NMC Record Keeping guidance. Ensure IT systems are current e.g., ADT.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES

To participate in the teaching and assessing of students and the in-service training of qualified nurses and health care assistants and act as facilitator/mentor/preceptor as appropriate.

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervise Health Care Assistants and students as and when required. Supervise Junior Staff Nurses once deemed sufficiently competent and experienced in role by Ward Manager.

RESEARCH & AUDIT

Contribute towards the setting, maintaining, and monitoring of standards of care within the Department by leading and participating in surgical audits.

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust