Junior Sister Outpatients

Job overview

The post is required to maintain the delivery of safe treatment within the department, and extended areas within patient access – outpatients  to support–  Oxford suite Fred Bulmer Clinics, and ENT.

The posts primary focus will be to facilitate and support the Education needs of the Outpatient Clinical Teams reviewing mandatory training, appraisals, Departmental Clinical skills, Student Placement link, work experience and monthly teaching audits across the Departments

Main duties of the job

To provide nursing care to patients undergoing treatment with the department, including administration of IV drugs, to enable prompt diagnosis of treatment pathways; to assist in the monitoring of and delivery of care within these pathways.

Allocation of roles and responsibilities will be directed by the outpatient managers to assist in the writing of risk assessments, standard operating procedures, maintaining staff rotas, electronic staff records and supporting the outpatient manager in staff performance.

To obtain a comprehensive history to enable Pre and post operatively care of patients undergoing outpatient procedures/surgery. To monitor the audit process in relation to the WHO checklist, and LocSIPs.

Carrying out initial investigations and assisting with surgical procedures within the clinics.

To undertake monitoring of the clinical environment in line with IPC, Health and safety, risk management, medicines management at a higher level to ensure policies and procedures are adhered too, and input data in relation to these checks, to manage the environmental, and hand hygiene audits and ensure that standards are being met. To ensure that COVID 19 local and national guideline as in place.

The post holder will take handover form current junior sister and work alongside other junior sisters within the outpatients team reporting to the Outpatient Sister

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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