Job summary
A post has arisen with the opportunity for an experienced, caring and motivated nurse to join our Gynaecology Outpatient team. We are a busy outpatients and ambulatory care setting caring for women across a range of subspecialties including early pregnancy, recurrent miscarriage, colposcopy, gynae-oncology, urogynaecology, menopause and endometriosis alongside ambulatory procedures and treatments.
You must have excellent knowledge and skills in Women's Health alongside the ability to provide support to women across the speciality
We would welcome applications from nurses who wish to develop a career in Women's Health.
We value kind and compassionate nurses who feel they are able to offer a holistic approach to women, accessing our specialist services.
The work pattern will cover core hours Monday to Friday with some weekend morning working to ensure that the service needs are met.
Main duties of the job
In this post you will be supported by the senior nurses to develop necessary skills to develop specialist skills to manage and lead a small team of nursing and support staff. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality care for women accessing the service using staff and patient feedback to improve the experience of women. You must be able to establish a rapport with all women and demonstrate a high level of empathy and sensitivity to women with a diverse range of needs.
The successful candidate will work across the department, linking with inpatient, day surgery, pregnancy advisory and maternity services. The post holder will be key in assessing and co-ordinating day to day activity across the department and have the ability to problem solve to ensure safe and effective care. The successful post holder will work closely with the whole multi-disciplinary team and excellent communication skills are essential.
You will enjoy working in this demanding and rapidly changing environment with the support the multidisciplinary team in ensuring the highest quality care for all within a safe environment. With the advances in care of women in the outpatient and ambulatory setting alongside the development of technology we are looking for someone who can support the senior team to deliver services into the future.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order tomeet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical Practice
- To support in the delivery of an outpatient service for women accessing this service
- To provide specialist nursing advice for women accessing early pregnancy services supporting women, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment including bereavement support under supervision of senior nurse.
- To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This can include:
- Managing a defined patient caseload
- Ordering diagnostic tests
- Making and receiving referrals
- Admitting and discharging patients for specified conditions and within agreed protocols
- Day to day management of clinic in absence of senior nurses
- To accept responsibility for own defined patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patients electronic records under supervision of senior nurse.
- To work in nurse led clinics, providing specialist information and support for women referred to the department
- To follow-up women as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment
- To attend and support co-ordination of MDT meetings if appropriate to the role ensuring all patients are represented
- To deliver a seamless service through the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication
- To participate in the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service.
- To participate in the process of operational policies review annually in accordance with national standards.
- To ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols.
- To work under supervision with key staff members
- To assist in regular review of clinical notes of patients requiring imminent admission, ensuring all assessments, diagnostic investigation and test results are up-to-date and in place to ensure a smooth admission process.
- To work across outpatient, ambulatory and inpatient areas support, train and supervise the staff in providing treatment to patients attending the Outpatient Service.
- To liaise with ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients
- To maintain a suitable mechanism for MDT referrals to the Clinical Nurse Specialists and wider team
- To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation
- To liaise with local community, social services, paramedics and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professional
- To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.
- To participate in the development of appropriate patient (specific) directives to facilitate/enhance the discharge process
- To participate in relevant fora at Care Group or Trust Level to represent the service perspective
- To be fully conversant with Womens HealthCare Group procedure during a major incident alert
- To be fully aware of the Trust Child Protection procedures
- Education and Research
- To ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures / treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent
- To contribute to and provide all patients with relevant and accessible written information regarding their treatment in accordance with Trust standards
- To supervise and participate in the delivery of programmes of education and training according to the identified needs of clients, carers and other involved in their care
- To work with other clinical staff to identify knowledge gaps in relation to specialist patients
- To contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team. Additionally, where appropriate, to act as a practice supervisor to Trust and honorary contract employees.
- To actively participate in educational events provided by the Trust and primary care sector.
- To attend meetings and conferences as appropriate ensuring that you are fully conversant with current issues both within the Trust and within the specialist services locally and nationally.
- To promote and facilitate evidence based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile and enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business and service development plans.
- To participate in and assist with any appropriate/relevant Trust approved research projects conducted within the department.
- To participate in clinical audit within the trust as directed.
- To promote nursing research and evidenced based practice relevant to the speciality
- Management
- To liaise effectively with all other disciplines within the Trust and at local level.
- To participate in the management of change to improve standards and communication links from Acute Trusts through to Primary Care.
- To support in all aspects of external reporting including data submission for Quality Assurance and monitoring of patient outcomes
- To actively contribute to any relevant initiatives within the care group and provide support to colleagues and Heads of Nursing.
- To contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model.
- To comply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients.
- To maintain standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the clinical area identifying and resolving issues with the support of the lead nurse
- Uphold the infection control policy at all times, participate in the audits and actions accordingly.
- Ensuring the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy
- Network with the team of clinical nurse specialists within the Trust to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role
- To utilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular activity analysis reports
- Maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested. To participate in the evaluation of the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinical excellence and value for money
- To ensure the best use of available resources is used within agreed budget to provide a cost effective service.
- To support effective links within primary, secondary and tertiary care to ensure effective communication
- Ensures compliance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy, supporting the delivery of the Trusts Race Equality Scheme and the Trust's duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people ensuring services are responsive to the needs of equality groups.
- Personal Professional Development
- To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required to fulfil the role
- To keep up-to-date with current literature and research in the speciality.
- To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with Revalidation requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required.
- To undergo and actively participate in own performance appraisals
- To keep up to date with NMC, relevant specialist Faculty & Trust guidelines and protocols.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.
- To be working towards degree or equivalent.
- General
- The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- To live and role model the Kings Values of:
-Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work
-Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed
-Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
- This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
- All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.
- attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults
- familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns
- reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately
- Safeguarding
The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;
- Attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults.
- Familiarising themselves with the trust processes for reporting concerns.
- Reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical Practice
- To support in the delivery of an outpatient service for women accessing this service
- To provide specialist nursing advice for women accessing early pregnancy services supporting women, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment including bereavement support under supervision of senior nurse.
- To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This can include:
- Managing a defined patient caseload
- Ordering diagnostic tests
- Making and receiving referrals
- Admitting and discharging patients for specified conditions and within agreed protocols
- Day to day management of clinic in absence of senior nurses
- To accept responsibility for own defined patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patients electronic records under supervision of senior nurse.
- To work in nurse led clinics, providing specialist information and support for women referred to the department
- To follow-up women as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment
- To attend and support co-ordination of MDT meetings if appropriate to the role ensuring all patients are represented
- To deliver a seamless service through the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication
- To participate in the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service.
- To participate in the process of operational policies review annually in accordance with national standards.
- To ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols.
- To work under supervision with key staff members
- To assist in regular review of clinical notes of patients requiring imminent admission, ensuring all assessments, diagnostic investigation and test results are up-to-date and in place to ensure a smooth admission process.
- To work across outpatient, ambulatory and inpatient areas support, train and supervise the staff in providing treatment to patients attending the Outpatient Service.
- To liaise with ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients
- To maintain a suitable mechanism for MDT referrals to the Clinical Nurse Specialists and wider team
- To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation
- To liaise with local community, social services, paramedics and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professional
- To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.
- To participate in the development of appropriate patient (specific) directives to facilitate/enhance the discharge process
- To participate in relevant fora at Care Group or Trust Level to represent the service perspective
- To be fully conversant with Womens HealthCare Group procedure during a major incident alert
- To be fully aware of the Trust Child Protection procedures
- Education and Research
- To ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures / treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent
- To contribute to and provide all patients with relevant and accessible written information regarding their treatment in accordance with Trust standards
- To supervise and participate in the delivery of programmes of education and training according to the identified needs of clients, carers and other involved in their care
- To work with other clinical staff to identify knowledge gaps in relation to specialist patients
- To contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team. Additionally, where appropriate, to act as a practice supervisor to Trust and honorary contract employees.
- To actively participate in educational events provided by the Trust and primary care sector.
- To attend meetings and conferences as appropriate ensuring that you are fully conversant with current issues both within the Trust and within the specialist services locally and nationally.
- To promote and facilitate evidence based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile and enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business and service development plans.
- To participate in and assist with any appropriate/relevant Trust approved research projects conducted within the department.
- To participate in clinical audit within the trust as directed.
- To promote nursing research and evidenced based practice relevant to the speciality
- Management
- To liaise effectively with all other disciplines within the Trust and at local level.
- To participate in the management of change to improve standards and communication links from Acute Trusts through to Primary Care.
- To support in all aspects of external reporting including data submission for Quality Assurance and monitoring of patient outcomes
- To actively contribute to any relevant initiatives within the care group and provide support to colleagues and Heads of Nursing.
- To contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model.
- To comply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients.
- To maintain standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the clinical area identifying and resolving issues with the support of the lead nurse
- Uphold the infection control policy at all times, participate in the audits and actions accordingly.
- Ensuring the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy
- Network with the team of clinical nurse specialists within the Trust to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role
- To utilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular activity analysis reports
- Maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested. To participate in the evaluation of the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinical excellence and value for money
- To ensure the best use of available resources is used within agreed budget to provide a cost effective service.
- To support effective links within primary, secondary and tertiary care to ensure effective communication
- Ensures compliance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy, supporting the delivery of the Trusts Race Equality Scheme and the Trust's duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people ensuring services are responsive to the needs of equality groups.
- Personal Professional Development
- To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required to fulfil the role
- To keep up-to-date with current literature and research in the speciality.
- To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with Revalidation requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required.
- To undergo and actively participate in own performance appraisals
- To keep up to date with NMC, relevant specialist Faculty & Trust guidelines and protocols.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.
- To be working towards degree or equivalent.
- General
- The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- To live and role model the Kings Values of:
-Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work
-Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed
-Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
- This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
- All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.
- attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults
- familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns
- reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately
- Safeguarding
The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;
- Attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults.
- Familiarising themselves with the trust processes for reporting concerns.
- Reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Active NMC
- Relevant experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Active NMC
- Relevant experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
