The Outpatient Department is often a patients’ first experience of the hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and therefore staff are polite and helpful. The department is a 30 individually designed consulting rooms with equipment specific to the various specialities we cover and is in spacious, comfortable surroundings.
The department offers both pre and post-operative appointments and a variety of other medical and general specialities. Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s.
Am I the right person for this Senior 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 Senior 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 Senior 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.
- Competitive pay with progressive band structuring
- Private healthcare cover of up to £20,000 per year
- Ongoing training and development programmes
- Discounts at local, national and online shops
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cycle to work loan scheme
- Employee “Service Excellence” recognition rewards
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.