Job summary
We are excited to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled for July 2025. This new facility is a testament to our Trust's ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Nurse with extensive experience and knowledge in Orthopaedic nursing and proven leadership skills.
You will be committed to upholding the values of the Trust and promoting the ethos of ambulatory arthroplasty pathways within the HOC.
The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate care is essential to our organisation.
The HOC will have a strong focus on multidisciplinary team working, which helps to ensures a complete approach to patient centred care. We are looking for applicants who have a passion to embrace new and innovative ways of working and who believe that the patient experience is central to care delivered.
Main duties of the job
- Leadership - the successful candidate must be a leader who will promote excellence within the inpatient ward and ambulatory unit and who is willing to go the extra mile to achieve this.
- Dedication - the successful applicant will be someone who is dedicated to the role and who is willing to promote evidence based care.
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure and to go an extra mile when required.
- Aspiration - the successful candidate must be willing to improve their own clinical practice, knowledge, and skills.
- High standards of Professional Practice to ensure quality and safety of patient care, experience, and the patient journey.
- Specialist clinical practice, knowledge, skills and experience.
- Productivity and financial management of a clinical area with a delegated budget.
- Ensuring clinical services are delivered to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements such as CQC and contractual requirements are achieved.
- Lead the clinical team to ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff in accordance with Health and Safety and Infection Control Policies and best practice.
- To work collaboratively with other HHFT ward areas, and HOC theatres to ensure operational and clinical support as required.
- To drive the HOC as a centre of excellence, promoting a positive patient experience and efficiency
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership, or equivalent e.g. NVQ Level 3
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
- Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- A Masters' degree or evidence of working towards a Masters' degree in the relevant field
- Project management learning and/or development
- Communication skills learning and/or development
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of significant post registration clinical work experience
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
Desirable
- Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, Human Resources, Equality & Diversity, Governance
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Advanced communication skills including to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner; to liaise and negotiate effectively; to understand and disseminate multifaceted information.
- Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
Desirable
- Highly specialised clinical skills relevant to the speciality e.g. trained in non-invasive ventilation.
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Keen to learn and take on opportunities for personal and departmental development
Desirable
- Responds positively to constructive feedback
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership, or equivalent e.g. NVQ Level 3
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
- Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- A Masters' degree or evidence of working towards a Masters' degree in the relevant field
- Project management learning and/or development
- Communication skills learning and/or development
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of significant post registration clinical work experience
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
Desirable
- Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, Human Resources, Equality & Diversity, Governance
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Advanced communication skills including to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner; to liaise and negotiate effectively; to understand and disseminate multifaceted information.
- Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
Desirable
- Highly specialised clinical skills relevant to the speciality e.g. trained in non-invasive ventilation.
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Keen to learn and take on opportunities for personal and departmental development
Desirable
- Responds positively to constructive feedback
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).
