Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
Clinical Care Delivery
· Deliver expert, evidence-based nursing care before, during and after minor surgical and diagnostic procedures.
· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans for patients across multiple specialties.
· Prepare clinical areas, patients and equipment for procedures, ensuring compliance with infection prevention and control standards.
· Assist with or scrub for procedures, maintaining sterile technique and supporting clinicians as required.
· Monitor patients' post-procedure, manage any complications, and ensure safe discharge planning.
· Administer medications safely and appropriately, including local anaesthetic agents where required.
· Act as a key point of contact for patients and carers, providing education, reassurance and support.
Leadership and Team Management
· Lead and coordinate daily clinical activities within the unit, supporting junior colleagues and ensuring effective staffing.
· Act as a positive role model, promoting a culture of professionalism, compassion, and patient-centred care.
· Supervise, mentor and support the development of junior staff, students and new staff.
· Contribute to the development and review of clinical guidelines, pathways and standard operating procedures.
· Participate in recruitment, induction, and performance appraisal of team members as required.
Patient Safety, Quality, and Governance
· Escalate clinical concerns appropriately, ensuring timely medical or senior nursing input as required.
· Actively participate in audits, incident reporting, complaints handling, and root cause analysis where necessary.
· Support the implementation of action plans in response to audit results or safety events.
· Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical documentation in accordance with Trust and NMC standards.
· Promote a culture of continuous improvement, reflecting on feedback and using data to drive service enhancements.
Communication and Collaboration
· Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams including consultants, ACPs, operating department staff, outpatient teams and administrative colleagues.
· Ensure effective handover, coordination of care, and communication across all members of the team.
· Liaise with patients, families, and carers to ensure they are fully informed and involved in care decisions.
· Communicate clearly, professionally and compassionately in potentially complex or sensitive situations.
Professional Development
· Maintain NMC registration and comply with revalidation requirements.
· Take responsibility for personal and professional development, actively engaging in training and development opportunities.
· Support and deliver teaching sessions or in-service training to develop the wider team.
· Keep up to date with clinical developments, best practice, and national guidance related to outpatient and procedural nursing.
Working Conditions / Physical Demands
· The role involves frequent standing, walking, and moving between procedure rooms.
· Manual handling of patients and equipment is required in line with Trust policies.
· Exposure to bodily fluids, sharps, and clinical waste as part of routine procedures.
· Some exposure to distressing or emotional situations, especially during complex or unexpected clinical scenarios.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Outpatients department at previous grade
2. Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
3. Experience of leading, motivating and supporting a team
4. Experience of delegating workload and monitoring progress
5. Able to demonstrate managing and leading a change
6. Experience of monitoring clinical practice
7. Evidence of professional development
Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
8. Excellent Interpersonal Skills
9. Excellent communication/listening skills
10. Decision making skills – clinical and non-clinical
11. Ability to accept responsibility for a department Proven delegation skills
12. Expert knowledge and experience of complex dressings and comprehensive wound care
13. Knowledge of the specialist practise area
Desirable criteria
14. theatre scrub skills
15. recovery skills
16. pre and post op
Requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
17. Availability to work flexibly to suit the needs of the service
18. Demonstrate decisiveness in decision making
19. Change management skills
20. Reliable, enthusiastic and motivated
Personal Attributes Interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
21. Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
22. Supportive to others
23. Friendly and approachable manner