Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist – Plastic Surgery
Join us at The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Head and Neck directorate. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a service that is evolving and developing, requiring an adaptable and enthusiastic professional.
Overview
The role will be based at Townlands Memorial Hospital, Henley‑on‑Thames, with regular clinics also held at West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham, and Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless patient pathways across sites, contributing to excellent standards of care and accessibility for our patients.
Responsibilities
* Support the delivery of our Minor Operations service at Townlands Memorial Hospital.
* Provide clinical input in nurse‑led settings, assist in the running of minor operations lists, and ensure safe and effective post‑operative care and wound management.
* Hold and manage an own defined caseload of plastic surgery patients.
* Provide a comprehensive wound management service, including assessment, planning, and coordination of care for patients undergoing plastic surgery.
* Support and participate in nurse‑led clinics and minor operations lists across Royal Berkshire Hospital, West Berkshire Community Hospital, and Townlands Memorial Hospital.
* Prescribe and review medications where qualified, or under Patient Group Directions, to support safe and effective care.
* Work collaboratively with consultants, nursing teams, and allied health professionals to deliver safe, effective, and patient‑centred care.
* Lead clinical audit, use outcome data and patient feedback to inform service improvements, and contribute to the Trust’s clinical governance agenda.
* Contribute to formal and informal teaching programmes relating to plastic surgery, wound management, and minor operations.
Qualifications
* Recent plastic surgery and wound care specialist knowledge, experience, and training.
* Experience in a clinical nurse specialist role or similar advanced nursing role is desirable.
* Strong clinical audit and teaching skills are an asset.
Benefits
Henley‑on‑Thames and Reading offer excellent transport links to London, Oxford and Southampton, and a thriving cultural scene with top schools and leisure facilities. The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as "Good".
Contact
Name: Rafael Fernandes
Job Title: Matron Head and Neck
Email: rafael.fernandes@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0118 322 8086
About the Trust
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be. Join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
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