Staff Nurse - Outpatients
Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Fixed term | Full time
Competitive Salary, depending on skills and experience
37.5 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Day, evening hours and some Saturdays
Nuffield Health is the charity that's building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes - we'll do whatever it takes to look after the UK's wellbeing. It starts with passion and commitment to quality. It starts with you.
As a Pre-Assessment and Outpatient Nurse you need to be able to carry out the below:
* Assist Minor procedures
* Wound Care
* chaperone
* carry out ophthalmology Testing
* Open and Close the department
* Carry out clinical nursing procedures, including phlebotomy, ECG's
* Record and maintain accurate patient medical records and histories on the relevant IT systems
* Resolve patient issues and needs, and create customised care plans through working collaboratively with other departments
* Participate in audit processes for monitoring nursing quality
* Report incidents and complaints via the correct channels
* Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies and working with Procurement to ensure requirements are
* Answering phone calls and problem solving
As a Outpatients Nurse, you will:
Experience
* Clinical nursing experience in acute surgical care and preferably experience in pre assessment clinics.
* Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
Skills
* Demonstrable knowledge and skills in the nurse's area of clinical practice, including phlebotomy, ECGs, observations
* Sound written, numerical and verbal communication skills
* Sound computer skills using MS Office Suite and web based reporting systems
* Flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of the business
* Demonstrated customer service skills
* Wound Care knowledge
Desirables
* Outpatients experience
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres, a JAG accredited endoscopy unit and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/ MRI services are provided in a mobile unit.
Our main speciality is orthopaedics and we also care for patients needing treatment within the specialties of gynaecology, urology, general surgery, plastic surgery, ophthalmology max fax, and pain. We provide outpatient services for dermatology, cardiology, neurology, and rheumatology.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
#J-18808-Ljbffr