Plastics Dressing Clinic Staff Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Staff Nurse to join our Plastics Dressing Clinic Team at Queen Victoria Hospital. The hospital is a specialist NHS hospital that provides life‑changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitative services for people who have been damaged or disfigured through accidents or disease. Our world‑leading clinical teams deliver specialist surgery and non‑surgical treatment across the south east and beyond, specialising in conditions of the hands and eyes, head and neck cancer, skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics.

In our nurse‑led Plastics Dressing Clinic you will work with post‑operative plastic surgery patients including breast reconstruction, skin, hand and lower‑limb trauma. Previous experience in this role is not required; training will be provided to the right applicant. This position offers full‑time, part‑time or job‑sharing patterns. All work patterns are considered.

• The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, and efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of wound‑care programmes under indirect supervision from senior staff. They are expected to be able to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff, and work without direct supervision once the key learning outcomes of the foundation programme are complete.
• Employees should honour the Trust's Core Values by demonstrating appropriate behaviours and encouraging this in others.
• Adhere to the NMC Code at all times.
• Employees should demonstrate commitment to quality patient care through effective team working.
• Carry out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient's condition and care with support from the nurse in charge. Maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients whilst adhering to Trust and department policies, reporting any difficulties with these duties to senior staff.
• Work without direct supervision once key learning outcomes of the induction/foundation or preceptorship programme have been completed.
• Monitor all patient care and treatment, maintaining high standards and quality at all times.
• Prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patient's condition and alert senior staff immediately.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and legible written records of care.
• Use effective communication, written and verbal, with all levels of staff including the multidisciplinary team, patients, and relatives.
• Foster good relationships with other departments, the multidisciplinary team and visitors to the unit. Help to achieve and maintain morale for both staff and patients.
• Participate in the health education and explanation of treatment to patients and relatives.