Staff Nurse Orthopaedic Outpatient Department

Job overview

As a Registered Nurse within the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department the post-holder will work with different multi-disciplinary team to provide specialised and individualised care to orthopaedic and trauma patients, both adult and paediatric. The post-holder will support and lead the team to facilitate efficient and effective running of the department.

The post-holder will maintain a high standard of patient care under the direction of the department Sister/Charge Nurse, taking the lead in clinical areas, when competent, in the absence of a senior member of staff. At all times, they will work in accordance with the principles governed by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and Trust Policies.

This role requires the registered nurse to practice in accordance with the NMC professional values and behaviours, care, compassion, communication, commitment, competence, and courage. and demonstrate commitment to always deliver excellent care to patients

Main duties of the job

Duties of a Registered Nurse within the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department include; wound care and dressings, application and management of plaster casts and splints, patient education and support in managing injuries and long term health conditions, chaperoning and advocacy duties, inter-disciplinary collaboration, assistance with administration of medications (including injection of joints), assistance with invasive procedures such as aspirations of joints and manipulation of fractures and dislocations, preparation, organisation and running of clinics (including nurse-led clinics) and team management duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding this opportunity, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration in the UK. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply.