Registered Nurse - Plastics OPD in Norwich

The Plastic Surgery Out-patient nursing team is a friendly and dynamic group working within the busy Plastic Surgery Outpatients Department. We are looking for a band 5 registered nurse to join the team in a highly valued role where you will be directly involved in the assessment, care provision and treatment of a diverse range of pre and post Plastic Surgical wounds. The successful candidate will form part of our nursing team in our nurse led dressing clinic, and have the opportunity to work alongside our sub-surgical specialities and the wider multiprofessional team within Plastic Surgery. Our patients' ages range from 0 to 100+ and we cover all body sites. We work closely with other specialities such as ENT, Head and Neck, General Surgery, Orthopaedic and Urology where free tissue transfers or skin grafting is needed to cover a defect due to cancer surgery or trauma. In addition, we treat minor burns which can be managed locally.

If you have an interest in wound care, and the holistic approach involved in wound healing, this role would be the ideal opportunity to learn more about wound care in Plastic Surgery and the complex wounds we treat. The role would support you in expanding your knowledge in this interesting field and help you grow valuable skills in wound and patient care.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide a high standard of general and specific care for an identified client group within plastic surgery specialty.
• This is a unique opportunity to develop wound care knowledge and skills and gain insight into the vast patient group that plastic surgery is involved in treating.
• The post holder will be able to deliver elements of health and social care and undertake clinical work.
• They will have the opportunity to develop the underpinning knowledge with in-department learning from their registered nursing team colleagues and use this knowledge to expand their skills to care for more complex surgical wounds.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence. You will be working 3 days a week 08.00-18.00.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

• Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
• To have successfully completed the Trust's preceptorship programme.
• Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
• Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care without supervision.
• Carry out the daily personal care of patients.
• Maintain accurate records of all care given.
• Update patient administration systems e.g. PAS to ensure real time data collection and confidentiality.
• To effectively use information technology for the benefit of patient care in accordance with the Trust's Cyber Code of Conduct.
• To maintain confidentiality of information (written, verbal, electronic), whilst being aware of the Freedom for Information Act.
• To promptly and effectively communicate relevant changes in patient status to the multi-disciplinary team.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Person Specification

• Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
• Willingness to further develop knowledge and skills
• Knowledge/experience of relevant speciality
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Competency in clinical skills including enhanced practice relevant to the level of experience and clinical area
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata.