Job summary
Employer heading
Band 5 Staff Nurse Adult or Paediatric
NHS AfC: Band 5
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients
- Rated Good by the CQC
- Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
- Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
- Recognised as a centre of excellence, leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
- Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
- In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
- Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.
This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.
Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:
- Patients first, always
- Excellence, in all we do
- Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
- Equality, for all
Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.
Job overview
The Outpatient Department of The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital has undergone a major transformation programme to improve the patient experience for our patients. As part of this, we have created a full time position for a band 5 adult nurse. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic registered adult nurse with a minimum of 12 months post registration experience to join our team. As part of our professional, friendly and compassionate team you will do everything you can to ensure the patient’s treatment is of the highest standard.
We are looking for someone to work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that our patients feel safe and welcomed into the department. As well as undertaking basic duties you will function as a clinical practitioner being responsible for the delivery of patient care, managing and organising a work load on a daily basis.
In addition you will be required to supervise junior staff and mentor nursing students.
We encourage sharing of best practice across our site to develop your skills and take advantage of our excellent clinical leadership knowledge.
The successful candidate will be joining a motivated team who’s focused on providing a high standard of service to patients in a busy outpatient department.
Candidates must be flexible, adaptable and able to work both in a team and independently.
The working hours of the department are Monday – Friday with a variety of shifts between 8am and 7pm
Main duties of the job
Candidate will be responsible for the setting up and running of clinics in the outpatient department. The candidate will be assisting clinicians within the department, including chaperoning, Pre-assessment and complex wound dressings.
Candidate must have good communication skills and be able to work as part of a team.
Candidate must have good initiative.
We are looking for someone who is friendly and welcoming to ensure that patients feel safe when coming into the department.
Phlebotomy is desirable but not essential as training will be given.
All staff are required to demonstrate a level of IT literacy skills appropriate to their job, as the use of IT is fundamental in delivering good quality efficient health care
Working for our organisation
This is an exciting time to join the Outpatient Department at the RNOH as our service continues to expand!
The department is interesting and varied, including managing a range of specialist orthopaedic clinics, assisting with the pre-operative screening and running a complex dressing clinic. In total the outpatients department has 24 consulting rooms, 5 of which are based in the Childrens and Young persons Outpatient department.
We have a separate adult outpatients and Paediatric outpatients and our staff rotate between the two.
We are a close team who work hard to support each other and help each other to develop and grow. We are open to new ideas and ways of working that can improve the experience for patients and staff.
The management team are supportive with training and staff wanting to develop themselves within their career pathways.
All staff are expected to follow the Trusts Val-Yous, especially in regards to their conduct, teamwork and patient care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide the highest standard of individualized care to all patients in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team, acting as an advocate for the care and support for all patients throughout the outpatient department. To ensure the outpatient environment is welcoming to all patients, visitors and staff using the facilities. To work closely with clinicians within the department across a range of specialist orthopaedic conditions. Educate patients and their families or carers, assessing their care needs and liaising with other departments within the Trust to facilitate the patient’s individual treatment pathway To carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision to the highest evidence based standard. To act as the departments team leader on a rotational basis supervising Clinic Support Worker’s, Student Nurses & newly qualified Staff nurses. Work closely with the Safeguarding teams and highlight concerns in a timely manner. |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • 1st level Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Orthopaedic Qualification
- Practice assessor/Mentorship
Experience
Essential criteria
- One year experience in acute setting
Desirable criteria
- Supervision of junior staff
- Previous Outpatient experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Able to manage difficult situations effectively
- • Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- • Effective communication skills
- • Works well within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- • Phlebotomy
- • Leadership skills
- • Time management and delegation skills
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
- Michelle Thomas
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 909 5396
- Additional information
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
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