Main area: Plastic Surgery
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 16 hours per week (occasional weekends when the service requires)
Job ref: 349-WTWA-6983150*
Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wythenshawe Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum, (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge to make use of excellent wound care knowledge and skills? Would you like to work in a well-renowned regional centre for Plastic Surgery? Then you could join the Plastic Surgery Outpatients team at Wythenshawe Hospital. We are seeking a motivated Registered Nurse ideally with experience in Plastic Surgery or other relevant wound care setting. This is a challenging but rewarding role, therefore you need to be enthusiastic and eager to learn and develop yourself. You will be joining a large, dedicated multi-disciplinary team who are devoted to improving patient outcomes in this specialism.
Main duties of the job
Do you have excellent communication and problem solving skills, a friendly and approachable nature and a willingness to learn new skills? Then consider joining the team in the Plastics Outpatient department within the Directorate of Burns and Plastics working across Wythenshawe, Withington and Altrincham Hospitals.
Our professional and friendly team will fully support you to reach your potential and full support is offered for ongoing personal and organisational development in line with appraisal, individual needs and service developments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Person specification
Qualifications
* UK fully registered NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
* Diploma in Nursing
* Evidence of Level 6 Study
Knowledge
* Knowledge of current nursing issues
* Knowledge of clinical governance
* Evidence of IT/ Word Processing skills
* Knowledge of Plastic Surgery
* Knowledge of wound care
Training & Experience
* Experience of working on own and as part of a team
* Ability to supervise and support junior staff
* Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
* Awareness of clinical audit
* Evidence of undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
* Experience in Plastic Surgery nursing
* Experience in outpatient settings
* Experience in wound care in other relevant setting
Skills & abilities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Able to work as part of a team
* Proven ability to problem solve
* Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
* Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
* Well developed organisational skills
* Dexterity and accuracy in physical skills
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.
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