About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced, dynamic autonomous Nurse looking for a flexible job? Greenwich Health is looking for a qualified Nurse to work in our dressing clinics across the borough of Greenwich. The sessions are for 4 hours and you can work on a flexible basis, booking shifts to suit you.
Main duties of the job
Working across 4 existing locations to suit. We are looking for current NMC registered Nurses with a recent wound care update (within past year) to work 4 hour shifts during the week and weekend. Indemnity is provided.
appointment slots seeing the following:
General wounds (cuts and grazes
Leg ulcers (compression during the week only, not weekends)
Post I & D abscess
surgical post op wound (including plastics for finger crush injuries)
Suture removal
Burns (Follow Up)
Foot dressings (inc ulcers, podiatry and post op in-growing toe nail)
Animal bites (Follow Up)
Principal duties and responsibilities
To be responsible for setting high standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis, through the process of audit, to ensure continuing quality of care.
Contribute to the delivery of evidence based personalised and compassionate care placing quality at the heart of specialist practice.
To undertake nurse-led clinics to ensure continuity of service provision.
To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable respecting confidentiality at all times.
About us
Greenwich Health
Greenwich Health is committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and delivering services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.
Job description Job responsibilities
Principal duties and responsibilities
To be responsible for setting high standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis, through the process of audit, to ensure continuing quality of care
Contribute to the delivery of evidence based personalised and compassionate care placing quality at the heart of specialist practice
To undertake nurse-led clinics to ensure continuity of service provision
To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable respecting confidentiality at all times
Please note, we have a specific demand currently to staff shifts on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Therefore, availability for these days will be particularly desirable.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
1st level Registered Nurse (R.G.N) qualified to Diploma /Degree level Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Exposure or experience in wound management. Good interpersonal and customer service skills Good written presentation skills Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise workload Ability to maintain confidentiality
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.
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 Greenwich Health Ltd
Address 25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.greenwich-health.com/ (Opens in a new tab)