Registered Nurse - Plastics OPD

Job overview

The Plastic Surgery Out-patient nursing team is a friendly and dynamic group working within the busy Plastic Surgery Outpatients Department.  We are looking for a band 5 registered nurse to join the team in a highly valued role where you will be directly involved in the assessment, care provision and treatment of a diverse range of pre and post Plastic Surgical wounds. The successful candidate will form part of our nursing team in our nurse led dressing clinic, and have the opportunity to work alongside our sub-surgical specialities and the wider multiprofessional team within Plastic Surgery

Our patients’ ages range from 0 to 100+ and we cover all body sites. We work closely with other specialities such ENT, Head and Neck, General Surgery, Orthopaedic and Urology where free tissue transfers, or skin grafting is needed to cover a defect due cancer surgery or trauma. In addition, we treat minor burns which can be managed locally.

If you have an interest in wound care, and the holistic approach involved in wound healing, this role would be the ideal opportunity to learn more about wound care in Plastic Surgery and the complex wound we treat. The role would support you in expanding your knowledge in this interesting field and help you grow valuable skills in wound and patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a high standard of general and specific care for an identified client group within plastic surgery specialty. This is a unique opportunity to develop wound care knowledge and skills and gain insight into the vast patient group that plastic surgery is involved in treating.

The post holder will be able to deliver elements of health and social care and undertake clinical work. They will have the opportunity to develop the underpinning knowledge with in-department learning from their registered nursing team colleagues and use this knowledge to expand their skills to care for more complex surgical wounds.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.

You will be working 3 days a week 08.00-18.00.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
• To have successfully completed the Trust’s preceptorship programme.
• Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
• Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care without supervision.
• Carry out the daily personal care of patients.
• Maintain accurate records of all care given.
• Update patient administration systems e.g. PAS to ensure real time data collection and confidentiality.
• To effectively use information technology for the benefit of patient care in accordance with the Trust’s Cyber Code of Conduct.
• To maintain confidentiality of information (written, verbal, electronic), whilst being aware of the Freedom for Information Act.
• To promptly and effectively communicate relevant changes in patient status to the multi-disciplinary team.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.