Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist – Plastic Surgery
Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Plastic Surgery
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our Head and Neck directorate as a Plastic Surgery Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is a great opportunity to be involved in leading a service that is evolving and developing, the successful candidate needs to be adaptable.
To apply for this post, we seek individuals who have recent plastics and wound care specialist knowledge, experience, and training in these areas. Further specialist training, support and mentorship is available.
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. The successful candidate will therefore play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless patient pathways across sites, contributing to excellent standards of care and accessibility for our patients.
A key component of this post will be supporting the delivery of our Minor Operations service at Townlands Memorial Hospital. This includes providing clinical input in nurse-led settings, assisting in the running of minor operations lists, and ensuring safe and effective post-operative care and wound management.
You will also play a key role in staff and patient education, working closely within the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Hold and manage 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.
About us
Henley-on-Thames and Reading both sit on the river Thames and are served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Henley-on-Thames and Reading are wonderful places to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job responsibilities
Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control at all times, acting as a role model for best practice.
Ensure compliance with confidentiality, data protection, and safeguarding policies.
Take responsibility for own continuing professional development, maintaining competence.
Act on clinical incidents within area of responsibility, implementing changes to reduce risk and improve patient safety.
Promote evidence-based practice and disseminate research findings to enhance standards of care.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Qualification/study in specialist area, when available
* Participating or working towards masters level study in a relevant specialty
* Non-medical Prescribing Module
* Advanced History Taking Module
Experience
* Post-registration experience, including in surgical or plastic specialties
* Evidence of specialist knowledge and skills in plastic surgery or related areas
* Experience of successful change management
* Experience of care of patients undergoing plastic surgery procedures
* Experience in wound care management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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