Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Outpatients

The closing date is 05 October 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Staff Nurse to join our Main Outpatient Department at Heatherwood Hospital. The department provides a wide range of services for both adult and paediatric patients, operating seven days a week (Monday to Sunday) from 08:00 to 18:00. This is a permanent role within a dynamic and supportive team.

Our department is spread across five zones, offering a variety of clinical consultation and procedure rooms to meet the diverse needs of our patients. We are committed to delivering accessible, high-quality, evidence-based, and patient-centred care to ensure the best possible outcomes for every individual we support.

*Please note, this role is suitable for Newly Qualified Nurses, including those due to qualify in the coming months*

Main duties of the job

o To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of theteam under the direction of the NIC.o To be responsible for the organising and co-ordination of nursing services in thedepartment in the absence of senior staff on a regular basis.o To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.o To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinicalstandards.o To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which:- engages, enables, and empowers others.- uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvementand- facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

o To be accountable as a prominent role model, leading by example, demonstrating diverse expert clinical skills, clear professional and organisational values while overseeing the OPD areas.o Taking responsibility for the planning, practice and evaluation of nursing careensuring that the highest standard and quality of nursing care is delivered.o To work with the clinical nurse specialists and wider MDT in developing andproviding specialised nursing care programmes to a diverse range of patients andto ensure support to carers.o Ensure the highest standard and quality of nursing care is delivered.o Participate in clinical activity.

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 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.

Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo

Details

Date posted

29 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-JLM539

Job locations

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration as RGN.
  • Evidence of professional development.
  • Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18-month period).

Desirable

  • Degree in Nursing or other relevant field or can demonstrate experience of working to this level.
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Post Registration qualification in specialty

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in an Outpatient setting.
  • Assess, plan evaluate and implement care ensuring that current research is used.

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written/communication skills.
  • Able to assess, plan and implement high quality nursing care.
  • Able to evaluate nursing care given.
  • Enthusiastic & motivated
  • Able to work effectively as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques, and methods.
  • Proven teaching and assessing skills
  • Clinical supervision skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration as RGN.
  • Evidence of professional development.
  • Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18-month period).

Desirable

  • Degree in Nursing or other relevant field or can demonstrate experience of working to this level.
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Post Registration qualification in specialty

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in an Outpatient setting.
  • Assess, plan evaluate and implement care ensuring that current research is used.

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written/communication skills.
  • Able to assess, plan and implement high quality nursing care.
  • Able to evaluate nursing care given.
  • Enthusiastic & motivated
  • Able to work effectively as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques, and methods.
  • Proven teaching and assessing skills
  • Clinical supervision skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Charge Nurse

Rafael Miguel Protacio

rafael.protacio@nhs.net

03006144063

Details

Date posted

29 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-JLM539

Job locations

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)