Senior Charge Nurse - Main Outpatients

Job overview

A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join Main Outpatient department at Charing Cross Hospital to support in delivering high quality care.

The successful applicant must be a driven individual focused on delivering patient centred care with a commitment to providing a quality service that is responsive to the changing needs of patients accessing the service. Understanding the need for change, you must be a flexible leader, open and be able to support and motivate your team.

This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your passion and drive for quality improvement. You will be able to promote your skills and experience in supporting and nurturing staff to deliver the highest quality of care.

We are looking for a highly motivated nurse with a passion for both patient care and the continual improvement of nursing standards. Evidence of team management is essential.

At Imperial, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people. You will be working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You will get an experience like no other and will fast-forward your career.

Main duties of the job

• To support the senior nurse in the provision of professional role modelling and leadership that inspires the professional development of nursing within outpatients
• To provide visible clinical leadership and authoritative presence, responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality care.
• Ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• Support the outpatient improvement programme
• To ensure effective operational management of outpatient clinics to ensure standards are monitored and maintained /improved
• Work with the multi-professional team on patient pathway redesign to enhance the quality of the patient experience whilst reducing delays, and ensuring patient flows are managed within elective access targets
• Ensure local governance structures are in place and lead on delegated projects
• Lead on strategies to improve the patient experience across multidisciplinary groups within outpatients and the outpatient pathways including the conduction of discovery interviews

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.