Job summary
- Main area
- Outpatients
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 7 months (Fixed Term Contract)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS7335735
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse Outpatients
Band 5
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
To provide skilled assistance in the Outpatient Department to both patients and clinicians. To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure all patients receive the best care, investigations and information that they need or want. The postholder is expected to carry out all the relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may be required to demonstrate procedures to, and supervise, students or unqualified staff
Main duties of the job
- Managing day to day flow of the outpatient department
- Team leading when nurse in charge and problem solving
- Ensuring health and safety standards are being adhered to
- Overseeing the running of clinics and being visible to assist where needed
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
- Maybe required to work in other departments if requested to do so
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate
- Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
- Willingness to develop teaching skills
- Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Ability to develop clinical skills
- Willingness to undergo training (e.g. medications)
- Basic IT skills
- Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
- Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
- Adaptable to change
- Ability to work rotating shifts
- Diplomatic approach with professionalism
- Flexible and approachable
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
- Evidence of further continued professional development
- Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Martina Jordan
- Job title
- Outpatient sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296315731
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