An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and highly motivated registered nurse with varied clinical experience to join the senior Outpatient team.
The Outpatient team is passionate about constantly improving our service and delivering high-quality care to our patients.
We are looking for committed individuals with excellent organisational and leadership skills. Excellent interpersonal skills are required to lead and support the team and to undertake a wide range of administrative duties in tandem with clinical duties.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will demonstrate criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. Experience working in an outpatient clinic setting would be an advantage but not essential.
The candidate will be based in either the Frimley South onsite team or the offsite team, but we work as one team, and the role covers all our locations in Frimley South. Frimley South Outpatients has three main sites: Aldershot Centre for Health, Fleet Community Hospital, and Frimley Park Hospital. Sites are operational between 0800 -1830 hrs Monday to Saturday.
The Outpatient team supports multiple specialty clinics such as Oncology, Rheumatology, Breast, Orthopaedics, Allergy, Gastroenterology, and Colorectal clinics. The onsite team also supports the ENT and Cardiology departments as well as one-stop Urology clinics and Dermatology Minor Operations.
About us
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, 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PURPOSE OF JOB:
1. To provide Band 5 cover for a 6-day service at designated Frimley Health Outpatient locations as required, coordinating capacity and flow within the departments.
2. To adhere to the standards outlined in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and RN competencies.
3. To work as a member of the nursing team, under the direction of the OPD Senior team to provide the highest quality of competent, integrated nursing care and patient pathways within the department, supported by FH strategy, Values, policies, and procedures.
4. To ensure continuity of nursing care by using effective communication with the multidisciplinary team through various platforms of communication.
5. To be a dynamic, enthusiastic, highly motivated, visible, professional, and clinical role model for others.
6. Inspiring others, facilitating change using a range of strategies that demonstrate excellence in nursing practice, empathy, and professionalism.
7. To support, supervise, and assess all learners, students, temporary, new, and junior staff within the departments.
8. Collaborate with Practice Development to assess, actively support, and facilitate healthcare support workers in practicing competently and advancing in their roles.
9. Consolidate, enhance, and broaden own knowledge and clinical skills proficiency, furthering own professional development.
10. To deputise for the department sister in their absence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. RGN with current UK NMC registration.
2. Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP) or similar recognised qualification.
Desirable
1. Educated to Nursing Degree level or on degree pathway.
2. Level 6 leadership course.
Experience
Essential
1. Recent experience (within the last 2 years) within an acute NHS healthcare setting.
Desirable
1. Experience within an Outpatients setting.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
1. Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
2. Ability to manage difficult/stressful situations, working calmly and effectively under pressure.
3. Able to supervise and assess learners and junior staff.
4. Effective team leader skills.
5. Ability to manage change within the working environment.
Desirable
1. Evidence of proven leadership experience.
2. Evidence of OPD specific clinical competencies.
Other Requirements
Essential
1. Able and willing to work flexible shifts across sites including weekends and Bank Holidays.
2. Ability to drive between sites as required.
3. Able to stand for long periods.
4. Up to date with mandatory and statutory training within current role.
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU12 7UJ
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