Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse to join the Guy's Orthopaedic Outreach Team (GOOT).
GOOT is an outreach team consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nurses who provide continuing care from the ward environment in to the home for patients who have undergone hip and knee replacement surgery. GOOT enables patients to leave hospital earlier, from the second day after surgery, provided it is safe to do so. All ongoing nursing and rehabilitation care continued by the GOOT team in the patients own home until they have met all of their goals for discharge.
The GOOT service is a 7 day service, and the successful candidate will be expected to work 4 weekends in a 3 month period.
One day a week the successful candidate will be working clinically within the orthopaedic departments.
You will be joining a friendly team who fully embrace multidisciplinary team working to provide high quality care to meet the holistic needs of our patients. You will be supported to further develop and gain new skills and knowledge.
Experience within a community rehab team would be desirable.
If you are interested, we encourage you to arrange an informal visit.
Closing date: 07th October 2025 @midnight
Interview Date: 21st October 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will require excellent communication, teaching and team working skills. Be an autonomous practitioner as a lone worker in the community.
It is essential that the successful candidate has a sound knowledge of wound dressing and general orthopaedic post operative care.
You will be supported by both the orthopaedic matron and clinical specialist physiotherapist leading the GOOT team.
One day a week the successful candidate will be working clinically within the orthopaedic departments.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
·Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
·Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
·Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality.
·To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
·Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
·Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
·Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
·To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
·Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
·Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area.
·Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
·Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.
· Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
·A key member of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of bad news such as caring for the terminally ill patients and the event of death.
· Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure need are met.
·To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
·Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
For detailed job description, please see attached document.
Person specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. An understanding of audit and research based practice
2. Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information.
3. An understanding of resource management
Previous experience
Essential criteria
4. supervising Junior staff
5. Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting
6. Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty (Orthopaedics/ Community)
7. Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
9. Mentorship/Teaching Qualification
10. Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD (Orthopaedics, pain management, wound management)
Desirable criteria
11. Leadership qualification
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.