Outpatient Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
Outpatient Nurse
Healthshare Clinic West London
Healthshare is a successful provider of clinical and diagnostic services to the NHS and private sectors across various locations throughout the country. The Outpatient Nurse role is based at the Healthshare Clinic West London.
The purpose of the Outpatient Nurse role is to clinically and operationally support outpatient department at Healthshare Clinic West London to promote and ensure excellent patient care. The post holder takes responsibility to the role under the direction of the Outpatient Lead Nurse.
The Healthshare Clinic West London Outpatient Department consists of seven outpatient consulting rooms, one minor operations/treatment room, and one phlebotomy room. The post holder is responsible for the day to day nursing needs of the department, ensuring the efficient and effective use of all recourses in order to deliver high quality, safe and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
This is a clinical role and the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and evidence based clinical care, including phlebotomy and cannulation, assisting consultants with minor operations and procedures, wound management, injections, chaperoning, etc.
The post holder will be expected to regularly assess and deliver direct patient care in order to maintain professional competence, authority and credibility. To set and maintain high standard of care and be accountable for auditing and monitoring of care. To work flexible in order to meet the needs of the service.
Please see the Job Description for full details and personal specification.
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About us
We're an independent healthcare provider, with established roots in muscular-skeletal health and diagnostics, founded by expert NHS clinicians who recognised a way to improve things.
Our approach means that whether it's speed, flexibility, efficiency or quality, every aspect has been carefully considered to surpass expectations. This is why we've been a trusted partner of the NHS for over ten years, and the provider of choice for countless private patients.
We work with integrity. When it comes to collaboratively delivering care, relationships are key. Whether we're interacting with each other, our partners or our patients, we're always open and honest. Every key decision is based on clear process and informed by evidence.
We act with empathy. Everyone who is here, is here because they care about people. We always try and put ourselves in the shoes of whomever we're interacting with and treat people with compassion and consideration.
We inspire with passion. It's hard work, but we absolutely love what we do. There's no room for a half-hearted approach to healthcare, it requires dedication, and that's what everyone here has. A Healthshare employee is enthusiastic, with a verve and panache that inspires others around them.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
- Private Healthcare (Employer paid)
- Company Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Blue Light Card
- Refer a Friend Scheme
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The Riverside Clinic Outpatient Department consist of seven outpatient consulting rooms, one minor operations room and one phlebotomy room. The post holder is responsible for the day to day nursing needs of the department, ensuring the efficient and effective use of all recourses in order to deliver high quality, safe and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement.
This is a clinical role and the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and evidence based clinical care, including phlebotomy and cannulation, assisting consultants with minor operations and procedures, wound management, injections, chaperoning, etc.
Duties and responsibilities
To demonstrate through personal behaviour the core values of the company
Ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork
To ensure that junior members of staff have a clear understanding of their duties and responsibilities
To demonstrate effective delegation
To assist on admissions from Outpatients Department to the ward
To contribute towards the new ways of working and the development of nursing skills to support clinic and corporate objectives and improvement objectives
To assist Outpatient Lead with stock checks and orders
To work with all members of the multi professional team to develop services to ensure the effective provision of all aspects of clinical care are maintained at a high standard.
To contribute to and influence the total patient experience and journey through collaborative working and effective communications with all members of the multi-disciplinary team throughout the hospital.
To act as a role model in clinical practice
To adhere at all times to uniform and appearance policy
To ensure that high standards of cleanliness, tidiness and décor are maintained throughout the Outpatients Department and environmental standards are adhered to
To promote effective communication with external agencies to facilitate ongoing patient care
To assist Outpatient Lead to contribute towards the development, production and implementation of the departments objectives
Ensure that that at all times the team work in a safe and responsible manner by demonstrating a knowledge and understanding of all corporate Health and Safety policies and the implementation of safety measures including:
Fire regulations
COSHH Regulations
Moving and Handling
Patient Care
To adhere at all times to the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives (2005)
Ensuring that all patients have their needs assessed, that care plans are developed to meet these needs and are delivered in accordance with agreed policies and procedures
Ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the patients and their families
To be a competent practitioner delivering all aspect of care relative to their patient group leading innovation and demonstrating clinical expertise
To ensure approved manual handling techniques in delivery of safe patient care using procedures taught by the manual handling team, including the safe use of mechanical and non-mechanical manual handling aids.
To monitor and assist in the review of clinical standards and practice through collection of data within their clinical area, providing essential information within a timely manner
Communication and Relationships
To ensure effective communication within the team, both verbally and in written form - ensuring accurate, legible and holistic nursing records according to NMC guidelines
To facilitate and monitor training for junior staff in relation to communication strategies
To demonstrate sensitivity in dealing with complex and confidential information from patients, families and colleagues, providing advice and support when necessary
Education, Professional Development and Training
To take every reasonable opportunity for maintaining, developing and acquiring competencies and skills for self-development
To participate in the supervision, training and effective mentorship of junior staff, (student nurses) and Health Care Assistants
To keep up to date with mandatory training and e-learning
Research and Audit
Develop and monitor standards of care and participate in ongoing research, audit and projects
To promote relevant research findings to support clinical practice and education within the department.
Ensure mechanisms are in place to seek patients views and are taken into account in decision making and care delivery within the department
Human Resources
To ensure that all local and national HR policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to and report any failure to do so appropriately
Patient Pathway Planning
Standards of Care
To ensure that the highest standard of evidence-based nursing care is delivered to all patients and their families
To act as patient advocate, ensuring privacy, dignity and confidentiality are met
To report any issues that are identified by patients or their relatives on a timely basis
To ensure that all provision of nursing care is documented on a timely basis and accurately reflects the patient experience
To ensure that individual consultant care protocols are followed
To ensure a high standard of ...
