Outpatients Staff Nurse - Maternity Leave

The Outpatient Department is often a patients' first experience of the hospital of St John and St Elizabeth. We aim to deliver first class standards of care where the patient is at the heat of every decision. We have a good team who strive to deliver our vision and values every day. The department has 25 consulting rooms with equipment specific to the various specialties we support and is in spacious, comfortable surroundings. We offer all staff the opportunity to support various specialty clinics and we have a minor procedure room where we undertake some further procedures under local anaesthetic.
The department offers both pre and post-operative appointments and a variety of other medical and general specialties. Located in leafy St John's Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John's.
Am I the right person for this Staff Nurse- Outpatient Department role?

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing
• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communicator
• Professional commitment and self-awareness
• Motivate self and others
• Sound knowledge of current issues in nursing, developments
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills

What are the Responsibilities of this Staff Nurse- Outpatient Department role?

• To maintain confidentiality surrounding patient admission and treatment at all times.
• To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with NMC and Hospital guidelines.
• To have knowledge of and adhere to ward and Hospital policy and professional standards. To ensure that team members do likewise.
• To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for patients.
• Ensure that each patient is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated, and that this is accurately documented.
• Participate in effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors.
• Ensure quality care is given, by being familiar with agreed standards of care and to inform seniors, if the required standard cannot be reached.

Why apply for this role as Staff Nurse- Outpatient Department?
At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits; from 27 days annual leave, generous private healthcare cover, contributory pension schemes - including continuation of the NHS pension.
Working with us, all eligible employees receive.

• Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
• 27 days annual leave
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
• Free newspaper and media subscriptions
• Local Business discounts
• Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
• Personal development and training courses
• Annual events and recognition awards
• Career progression and increments
• For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward-thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.