Job summary
One Hatfield Hospital, has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Outpatients Registered Nurse to join their friendly and dynamic team.
Hours:25 per week, Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday shifts. Shifts will be between 08:00 and 20:00.
Salary:Dependent on skillset and experience. Equivalent to Band 5, NHS AfC.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Outpatient Manager, the successful Registered Nurse will be required to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care as part of the clinical team, including:
- Ensuring the comfort and safety of patients during their visit/admission to the hospital.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance in line with hospital policies, national guidelines and best practice standards.
- Carrying out clinical nursing procedures, including wounds, assistance with minor procedures, monitoring vital signs, venepuncture and chaperoning.
About us
About the Hospital
One Hatfield Hospital is Hertfordshire's newest private hospital and has the very latest technology ensuring that our operating theatres provide patients and employees with the very best environment to keep them safe and free from infection.
Our private hospital is home to the latest theatres, luxury en-suite bedrooms, specialist rehabilitation Physiotherapy and outpatient diagnostic facilities including fast-track access to X-ray, CT, MRI and ultrasound.
One Hatfield is ideally located for candidates around the Hatfield, St Albans, Stevenage, Watford, North London, Essex and throughout Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
Job description
Job responsibilities
Registered Nurse Outpatient
Reports To: Outpatient Manager
Role Summary
Ensure the smooth running of clinics assessing the needs of the patient,
planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
Identify patient care requirements by establishing a rapport, providing
emotional and psychological support to the patient as well as to their
family/carer
Provide healthcare advice, educating patients/family/carers on the
condition, medications, self-care and health maintenance, answering any
questions they may have
Carry out clinical nursing procedures, including administering
medication, assistance with minor procedures, monitoring vital signs,
venepuncture chaperoning.
Record and maintain accurate patient medical records and histories on the
relevant care pathways, clinical forms and IT systems
Monitor and complete clinical outcomes and designated clinic allocation,
complete appropriate charge sheets to assist in the billing and revenue capture
Report changes and concerns regarding patients health to outpatients
manager/RMO
Participate in audit processes for monitoring nursing quality
Assist with establishing and monitoring care pathways in relation minor
procedures, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards,
making or recommending necessary adjustments
Report incidents and complaints via the Datix reporting module and
escalate appropriately to senior member of staff if unable to resolve.
Accurate monitoring and recording of Early Warning Score where relevant
and escalate appropriately as per policy
Maintain and practice comprehensive handover of
clinics between shifts, departments and multidisciplinary team including
external agencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC
Desirable
- Clinical nursing experience in outpatients or clinic environment
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills and competency of required clinical practice.
- Phlebotomy, cannulation, ECGs, and intravenous antibiotics would be an advantage.
Experience
Essential
- -Clinical nursing experience in outpatients or clinic environment
- -Proven ability to work independently and within a team
Desirable
- -Enthusiasm for cross-functional working within clinical departments as reasonably required.
- -Experience in the private sector
- -Relevant clinical skills in addition to assisting with minor procedures
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
One Healthcare
Address
One Hatfield Hospital
3 Hatfield Avenue
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL10 9UA