Band 5 Staff Nurse - Gynaecology Outpatients / Oncology

Job summary

The role will include working alongside Consultants, Doctors and Clinical Nurse Specialists as well as a wider team to support patients and staff in a clinical environment.

The successful applicant will be responsible for helping in outpatient clinics, these will include colposcopy, hysteroscopy, vulval, urodynamic, oncology and general gynaecological outpatient clinics.

• Clinical chaperoning and assisting.
• Patient triage
• Development of the service and personal skills and training
• Working with students
• Interacting with the wide MDT to ensure safe and well managed clinic activity.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multidisciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.? To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning,delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with supervision from senior staff.? To support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.? In the absence of the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the clinical area.? To manage a group of Nursing Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibility as appropriate.? To ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Nursing Assistants.? To ensure a positive focussed service incorporating patients' feedback to maintain and improve patient care.? To act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.? To respect patient choice and work with a non-judgemental attitude providing care to patients in a variety of clinical settings including intimate examinations and termination of pregnancy services.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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