Band 5 Registered Nurse - Oral, Maxillofacial & Plastic Surgery outpatients dept. Part-time: 22.5 hours per week

We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse with excellent communication skills to work in our maxillofacial outpatient department. We are a small MDT comprising of registered nurses, registered dental nurses, health care assistant and surgeons.

Surgical experience within minor head and neck and plastic surgery and/or experience of wound management would also be desirable but not essential, full training and supervision will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The job role will involve:

1. delivering nurse led specialised dressings clinics. This will give the post holder the opportunity to learn specialised wound management skills, training, support & guidance from the senior nursing team will be provided as required.

2. Supporting and assisting the plastics, maxillofacial and oral surgeons as a scrub nurse in the minor plastics and oral procedures clinic within our OPD - patient procedures are undertaken using local anaesthetic. You will act as a patient advocate and have the opportunity to follow your patient's journey from diagnosis to discharge.

Extensive training and support will be given by the senior nursing team, this is an exciting opportunity for any nurse who is interested in Tissue Viability/Skin Cancer Management.

3. Supporting the running of outpatient clinics.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across south-west London and north-east Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and requirements about the post please download the job Description and Person specification

Person Specification

Written

Essential

• First level registration
• substantial experience

Desirable

• Ability to manage complex dressings
• Previous experience in a theatre environment, scrub nurse skills.
• Evidence of working within & managing a team
• Experience within the field of maxillofacial & plastic surgery

Written

Essential

• Evidence of knowledge of clinical audit.

Desirable

• Recent clinical audit involvement

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier

Wrythe Lane

Sutton

SM5 1AA

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343-6568427-RB-SK