Staff Nurse - Thoracic Outpatient Clinic

Staff Nurse - Thoracic Outpatient Clinic Band 5

Main area Trust Wide Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm, part time hours would be considered for the right candidate.) Job ref 196-NM12797

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 p.a inc HCA (pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/05/:59

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London as well as specialist care for patients from further afield.

Job overview

The Thoracic Clinic nurses work at Guys Hospital to provide excellent care to our patients requiring a variety of thoracic surgery interventions. The successful candidate will be hard-working and keen to learn about Thoracic Surgery, their diagnosis and treatment.

You can enjoy working Monday to Friday with no nights and weekends, while still maintaining your clinical skills in a busy, fast-paced environment.

Main duties of the job

• Preparing patients to see a member of the multidisciplinary team, performing observations, bloods, ecgs and swabs
• Ensuring smooth running of the clinics, by working logically and prioritizing workload
• Working alongside CNS with wound care and chest drain management/removal
• Assisting with procedures
• Supervising junior staff, assisting with training and development, and delegation of tasks
• Developing and maintaining clinical and managerial skills in an outpatient setting
• Assisting the care coordinator in making sure patients are booked for correct follow up appointment
• Managing post-procedure complications, the deteriorating patient, and ward admissions

Person specification Education/Knowledge

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Knowledge of the Thoracic Surgery

Skills

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Able to work as an effective team member
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Venepuncture and cannulation
• Basic IT skills

Experience

• Experience of working on own and in a team
• Supervision of junior staff
• Experience in Thoracic Surgery

Values and Behaviours

• Exemplifies the trust values

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.