About this role
Job summary
To organise, prepare and assist with specialist clinics e.g., wound review clinic, Skin cancer lists and casualty.
Prepare medical and orthodontic notes for clinics including obtaining investigation results from computerised systems - Xrays MRI and CT scans.
Obtaining Orthodontic appliances from the laboratory.
Take on responsibility for personal development and support the development and supervision of others by developing and maintaining specialist knowledge.Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to less experienced and new staff at all times
Work proactively to ensure that every patient attendance meets the patient's expectations and needs with timely undertaking of procedure and effective communication with relatives, patients and carers.
Main duties of the job
This post is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join a multidisciplinary team and support the speciality to ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care. This is a great opportunity for you to develop and expand your skills as a Registered Nurse to the next level.Clinics you will assist in our Oral surgery, Skin procedures under local anaesthetic, IV sedation and minor operations, Orthodontics and specialised clinics such as Orthognathic.You will need to be a highly motivated and confident member of the team. Our patients will expect and will receive the highest standards of professional care by all members of the team.The hours required are:Weekdays 08:30 - 17:00Weekends 08:30 - approx 12:30
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical
Take responsibility for the assessing, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care Support colleagues in care provision
Provide clinical expertise with up to date knowledge within the speciality
To be aware of budgetary implications when planning care To deliver Nurse led assessment
Communication
To ensure effective communication between members of the multi-disciplinary team
To ensure patients and relatives are kept informed as appropriate
To liaise with other disciplines within the trust to ensure smooth and safe running of the department
To ensure effective communication with GPs and other disciplines in primary care
Professional
To work within the professional scope of the Nursing and Midwifery Council adhering to the Code of Professional Conduct
To work within the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust policies
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualification to degree level in an adult nursing field. Professional NMC registration (part 1) Willingness to work towards disease specific modules Mentorship qualification
Desirable
Specific CPD modules relevant to specific field.
Skills/competencies Essential
Ability to provide holistic care to patients in a variety of settings through the nursing process: Assess, Plan, implement, review Nursing competencies which may include, but are not exclusive to, TV, PEOL, continence Care, holistic care, medication administration
Desirable
Extended clinical competencies that are transferrable to a community/acute setting
Knowledge Essential
Community/acute pathways of care Standards of proficiencies for registered nurse
Specific attributes/specific requirements Essential
Computer literacy Ability to travel across the Trust and adapt to a flexible working pattern to work to meet the needs of the service Positive role model Flexible approach to meet service need
Personal Qualities Essential
Be an advocate and role more of the group values
Experience Essential
Decision making, prioritisation and delegation skills Autonomous practice in Nursing
Desirable
Nursing in an acute/community experience
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Lincoln County Hospital
LINCOLN
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)