# Band 5 Staff Nurse Plastic Surgery Outpatient Department

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Free Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 x 7.5hr days with weekend working)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-16T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02T12:11:02.705Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Plastic_Surgery/Plastic_Surgery-v8386525
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8386525?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have a full- time Band 5 vacancy 37.5hrs/week, within the Plastic Surgery Outpatient Department based at the Royal free Hospital.

The Department consists of;

Plastic Surgery Outpatient Clinics

Plastic Surgery Dressings Clinics

Plastic Surgery hand trauma clinics (also covers weekends)

The post holder is required to work within all areas of the department, on a rotational basis, including weekend working.

### Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include;

Wound care assessment

Carrying out dressing procedures within the Nurse-Led Dressing/hand Clinics

Assisting the medical staff with procedures within the Trauma clinic and carrying out wound care/dressings as required.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Recent experience within a clinical setting
- 6 months post registration experience
- Current Clinical skills relevant to post

**Desirable**

- Burns and Plastic Surgery experience

### Skills & aptitudes

**Essential**

- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good verbal/written skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Basic IT skills

### Royal Free Shared Commitments

**Essential**

- Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust Shared Commitments

### Personal qualities and attributes

**Essential**

- Able to work within a team and autonomously
- Flexible approach to working
- Weekend working as required
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Shows initiative

### Education and profesional qualification

**Essential**

- RN Level 1

**Desirable**

- Preceptorship/Mentorship course or equivalent

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10722699)
- [person specification (pdf, 217.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10722700)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10715970)
- [nursing and midwifery - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 626.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2755)
- [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752)

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