Job Title: Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist
Salary: Dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5
Location: 60 Grove End Road, St John’s Wood, London NW8 9NH
Would you like to join London’s leading nursing team? We are looking for an Orthopaedic CNS to join our team in providing specialized care to a variety of orthopaedic surgical specialties.
The successful applicant will have been working in a similar environment and will be up to date in current practices. Experience will extend to working within busy wards and professional, multi-disciplinary teams. Ideally, you will have worked in a similar post.
Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our luxury private Hospital has an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients and is unique in that all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s
What would be my responsibilities be my responsibilities as the Orthopaedic CNS:
1. To work as an advanced practitioner, effectively delivering an expert nursing service within the orthopaedic specialist area.
2. To work closely with the Orthopaedic Consultants and ensure that there is effective coordination of the patient surgical pathway from pre-assessment to surgery including development of integrated care pathways and procedure specific protocols based on current evidence-based standards.
3. To establish clear lines of communication within the multi-disciplinary team and ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients.
4. Deliver educational programmes for patients, carers, nurses and other allied professionals.
5. To provide a contact point for advice for orthopaedic patients throughout their hospital journey.
6. To provide support in maintaining compliance to the National Joint Registry (NJR).
Why work with us?
At our Hospital we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits; from 27 days annual leave, generous private healthcare cover, contributory pension schemes – including continuation of the NHS pension, to providing short-term accommodation for new starters.
Working with us, all eligible employees receive;
7. Competitive pay with progressive band structuring, as well as generous unsociable hours enhancements (if applicable)
8. For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension
9. Contributory pension schemes to suit all pockets.
10. Private healthcare cover of up to £20,000 per year
11. 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
12. We can provide short-term accommodation for new starters at The Hospital
13. Ongoing training and development programmes
14. Discounts at local, national and online shops
15. Interest-free season ticket loans
16. Cycle to work loan scheme
17. Employee “Service Excellence” recognition rewards
18. £1,500 Refer a Friend scheme
If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.