Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Outpatient Nurse to join our existing teams in West Block Outpatients (CGH) and General Outpatients (GRH).We are a dedicated and supportive team that provides treatment and care to a wide variety of patients.
Within our departments we run appointments for a wide range of specialties including Dermatology, Gynaecology, Rheumatology, Urology, Cardiology and many more. Also, our Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit at GRH provides outpatient clinics for syncope, TIA's, falls and Parkinson's disease. Our departments are busy, changeable working environments which offer scope for personal development.
The successful candidate[s] will be expected to work regularly and rotationally across both sites within Gloucester and Cheltenham General OPD's. (Hospital transport bus available with Park and ride facilities in Cheltenham area).
Further Contacts:
Name: Clarissa Delacruz
Job Title: Sister
Phone No: 0300 422 8447
Email address: clarissa.delacruz@nhs.net
Name: Rebecca Jones
Job Title: Sister
Phone No: 0300 422 8447
Email address: rebecca.jones139@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a designated clinical team delivering care which is focused on the direct needs of the individual. Have the ability to work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the patients defined plan of care and NMC Code of Conduct. Contribute towards developing a culture of learning and innovation, developing high quality learning environments. Assist in the implementation of appropriate action to meet the specific physical, emotional and psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individuals and carers. Plan and manage competing elements of the job role within a busy, changeable working environment, including flexible working patterns to support cross county working. Work in an effective and organised manner demonstrating excellent time management and organisational skills to effectively deliver person-centred care for an allocated group of individuals. Clinical activities require highly developed skills. This often involves working in certain restricted positions (e.g. bending and kneeling) where posture cannot be easily changed. Continuous concentration is necessary to ensure the high level of clinical care required of the post-holder. This may be difficult to maintain in the presence of frequent interruptions from clinical colleagues, requiring advice.
About us
We are seeking a highly compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse that possesses excellent communication and people skills to help us continue to deliver outstanding care to our patients. We are an experienced team who care deeply about our patients and their hospital experience[s] with us. The successful candidate[s] will be required to work regularly and rotationally across both sites within Gloucester and Cheltenham General OPD's. (Hospital transport bus available with Park and ride facilities in Cheltenham area). We actively encourage and support appropriate staff development within their role[s]. Our departments are open Monday to Friday 8am- 6pm (with occasional late finishes). Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post-holder works to support the department sisters for all aspects of the role including managing junior staff and physical resources effectively.
- Acts as a role model, demonstrating high levels of clinical expertise, managing and delivering individual patient care and co-ordinating clinic allocations.
- The post-holder supports the department sisters in ensuring robust clinical practices amongst all staff.
- To support regular and flexible cross county service provision to meet patient and service needs
- Proactively promotes staff education and development, ensuring its relevance to the practice area and individual needs.
- Will ensure that the Standard Operating Procedures are followed ensuring achievement of all performance targets.
- Will be involved quality improvement initiatives.
Key Dimensions
Managerial
- Work with fellow band 6 colleagues to ensure that the nursing team works flexibly and supportively together, and that the performance indicators for the area are delivered.
- Ensure that there is effective skill mix and staff management at clinic level.
- Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups.
- Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients and others may be infringed.
- Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to problem solve. Promote excellent team working and interdisciplinary relationships.
- Allocate work and assess performance of the team members objectively against set criteria/ competencies. Provide clear feedback to team members in a way that is conducive to maintaining and improving performance.
- Actively promote robust infection control practices. Assist the department sisters to maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained clinical environment.
- Promote interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interest of patients.
- Actively promote diversity, including race diversity. Assist the department sisters to sustain relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression.
- Support the Sisters and Senior Sister to ensure the clinical area practices within Data Protection/Confidentiality/Caldicott principles.
Clinical and Technical
- Demonstrate specialist skill and professional knowledge acquired through post-registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Work as an excellent role model for professional practice.
- Practice in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives and Trust policies, protocols and guidelines. Is accountable for own practice and for appropriate delegation of care they give to colleagues, nursing support workers and students.
- Support other registered professionals with the revalidation process.
- Demonstrate expert ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, guiding more junior staff to deliver effective, holistic, person-centred care. Display sound analytical and critical thinking ability in complex and rapidly changing situations.
- Maintain an overview of clinic utilisation, clinic space and staffing resource.
- Regular participation and dissemination of information for Link role[s] undertaken ensuring quality and safety initiatives are actively supported and delivered.
Teaching, Training and Research
- Promotion/development and maintenance of a culture within the clinical environment, which challenges and questions practice and promotes the quality of thinking amongst practitioners. Assist on the effective induction, mentorship and support of new staff and students.
- Contribute to data collection and audits for Nurse Quality Indicators and the subsequent implementation of action plans.
- Actively participate in Clinical Governance to maintain and improve standards of patient care, safety and quality. Work as a role model in placing the patients experience at the core of service delivery. Assist in the monitoring and auditing of quality of care through a range of strategies including incident reporting, complaints and clinical audit. Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post-holder works to support the department sisters for all aspects of the role including managing junior staff and physical resources effectively.
- Acts as a role model, demonstrating high levels of clinical expertise, managing and delivering individual patient care and co-ordinating clinic allocations.
- The post-holder supports the department sisters in ensuring robust clinical practices amongst all staff.
- To support regular and flexible cross county service provision to meet patient and service needs
- Proactively promotes staff education and development, ensuring its relevance to the practice area and individual needs.
- Will ensure that the Standard Operating Procedures are followed ensuring achievement of all performance targets.
- Will be involved quality improvement initiatives.
Key Dimensions
Managerial
- Work with fellow band 6 colleagues to ensure that the nursing team works flexibly and supportively together, and that the performance indicators for the area are delivered.
- Ensure that there is effective skill mix and staff management at clinic level.
- Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups.
- Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients and others may be infringed.
- Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to problem solve. Promote excellent team working and interdisciplinary relationships.
- Allocate work and assess performance of the team members objectively against set criteria/ competencies. Provide clear feedback to team members in a way that is conducive to maintaining and improving performance.
- Actively promote robust infection control practices. Assist the department sisters to maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained clinical environment.
- Promote interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interest of patients.
- Actively promote diversity, including race diversity. Assist the department sisters to sustain relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression.
- Support the Sisters and Senior Sister to ensure the clinical area practices within Data Protection/Confidentiality/Caldicott principles.
Clinical and Technical
- Demonstrate specialist skill and professional knowledge acquired through post-registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Work as an excellent role model for professional practice.
- Practice in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives and Trust policies, protocols and guidelines. Is accountable for own practice and for appropriate delegation of care they give to colleagues, nursing support workers and students.
- Support other registered professionals with the revalidation process.
- Demonstrate expert ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, guiding more junior staff to deliver effective, holistic, person-centred care. Display sound analytical and critical thinking ability in complex and rapidly changing situations.
- Maintain an overview of clinic utilisation, clinic space and staffing resource.
- Regular participation and dissemination of information for Link role[s] undertaken ensuring quality and safety initiatives are actively supported and delivered.
Teaching, Training and Research
- Promotion/development and maintenance of a culture within the clinical environment, which challenges and questions practice and promotes the quality of thinking amongst practitioners. Assist on the effective induction, mentorship and support of new staff and students.
- Contribute to data collection and audits for Nurse Quality Indicators and the subsequent implementation of action plans.
- Actively participate in Clinical Governance to maintain and improve standards of patient care, safety and quality. Work as a role model in placing the patients experience at the core of service delivery. Assist in the monitoring and auditing of quality of care through a range of strategies including incident reporting, complaints and clinical audit. Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse with a minimum of one year post registration experience.
- oEvidence of post registration development with appropriate teaching and assessing qualification.
- oMentorship qualification or willing to work towards
- o Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
- oExcellent organisational skills of self and others.
- oAbility to work where the work pattern maybe unpredictable e.g. late clinic finishes.
- oAble to work independently.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse with a minimum of one year post registration experience.
- oEvidence of post registration development with appropriate teaching and assessing qualification.
- oMentorship qualification or willing to work towards
- o Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
- oExcellent organisational skills of self and others.
- oAbility to work where the work pattern maybe unpredictable e.g. late clinic finishes.
- oAble to work independently.
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).
