Job summary
- Main area
- Private Patients
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-PHC-063
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
OPD Staff nurse
Band 5
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated and adaptable Band 5 staff member to join our vibrant and dynamic team in the Outpatient Department (OPD), serving private patients. Our OPD covers an impressive range of specialties, including ENT, urology, neurosurgery, plastics, oncology, dermatology, and more.
You’ll be part of an expert multidisciplinary team providing excellent clinical care to patients with complex surgical procedures, oncological cases, you’ll also provide acute medical interventions to patients with a wide range of conditions.
This is the perfect department to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop. Your career goals are essential to us and we believe in supporting our staff to develop the career that’s right for you.
We offer wide opportunities to support networks for preceptorship, mentorship and professional development.
This role is integral to ensuring that patients receive exceptional care and service across these diverse areas.
Main duties of the job
- Providing high quality, effective, individualised nursing care to patients across all three sites by assessing their needs and developing, implementing and evaluating care plans without supervision.
- Maintaining accurate clinical observations of patients, utilising nursing skills and competencies.
- Assisting in the teaching and development of nursing assistants and students, helping them to achieve their learning outcomes.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- 24 months experience in healthcare
- Pre-Admission course completed
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a busy OPD setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience with variety of specialities in OPD ( Neurosurgery, Urology, ENT, Oncology, Plastics, Dermatology, etc
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent phlebotomy skills
- Good clinical skills and a commitment developing them further
- An awareness of current developments in nursing and a knowledge of the NMC Code
- Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience handling a high-volume workload efficiently.
- Previous working experience with private facilities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Andreea Badarau
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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