Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Outpatients
Band 5
Job overview
We are currently looking for a caring and motivated band 5 staff nurse to join our Outpatients Department team.
The successful candidate will be required to work within the Outpatient Department based at Leighton Hospital but will be expected to support at Northwich Infirmary as well.
Main duties of the job
Organising and co-ordinating outpatient clinics, assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care.
Working alongside other multidisciplinary teams.
Provide specialist information and support within the outpatient setting to both patients and nursing support staff.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To perform comprehensive assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care in the outpatients setting, utilising research as appropriate and supporting junior colleagues with this.
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met.
- To be designated to manage the clinic for the duration of shift by clinic manager.
- Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards.
- To support in the management of a specific group of patients and delver evidenced based nursing care to the highest standard.
- Collect, collate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records/documentation.
- To respond to and prioritise a wide range of demands and tasks in a rapidly changing environment, liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To contribute to the promotion of effective, appropriate and timely information and education to patients and relatives
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Previous Outpatient experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Wound assessment
- Minor operations
Desirable criteria
- Multi disciplinary knowledge
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Griffiths
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 278781
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