Staff Nurse

Job summary

St Michaels Clinic is a private clinic specialising in the diagnosis, treatment and care of a wide variety of skin conditions. Our services range from initial consultation with highly experienced Doctors/ Consultants through to minor surgical operations (under local anaesthetic), Phototherapy, Laser treatments, Injectables, Education clinics and much more.

With increasing demand for availability, treatments and support in providing these services we are now needing to expand our nursing team and that is where we hope you come in. We are seeking applications from individuals passionate about providing a high standard of care, willing to take the time necessary to provide that care and open to receiving / undertaking training required to meet our service needs.

Experience in the world of dermatology is desirable but not essential - with a robust induction and probation period there is opportunity to learn the core skills necessary to support in service provision and plenty of opportunity to develop these skills further

Main duties of the job

Our nursing team is required to be quite flexible in regards to the duties undertaken due to the nature of an out-patient clinic environment. A working day could involve supporting a Consultant with his list of Consultations then attending to post surgery wound care. Alternatively it may involve working in our ops/theatre room and assisting with minor ops surgery or supporting with the re-stocking of clinical items/ undertaking required audits. Or even sometimes helping out on reception meeting and greeting patients.

Most important for us is that our nursing team has the capacity to provide and support the clinic and in being part of that team is willing to assist colleagues in different roles, will help ensure the environment for our patients is to a high standard and is enabled to escalate anything that affects these things.

Working pattern is across 5-6 days of the week, hours ranging from 8am - 6pm, but no nights or Sunday working

About us

St Michaels Clinic is part of Private Practice and is not part of the NHS. It is one of 7 clinics owned and run by The Dermatology Partnership, which has the goal of being recognised as UKs leading independent provider of clinical dermatology.

Although St Michaels Clinic is a Private Practice it has strong contractual links with the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital, undertaking a significant portion of the NHS dermatology out-patient services making this one of TDPs largest clinics across the group

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Staff Nurse

Department: Nursing

Location: BranchSpecific

Reports To: Lead Nurse/Senior Sister &Practice Manager

PURPOSE

To work alongside the dermatology team providing high quality, comprehensive patient-centredcare within the clinic settings (St Michaels, Donnington, Much Wenlock,Telford). Answerable to the Senior Sister/ Lead Nurse you will be able to communicateeffectively at all levels within the multidisciplinary team and support in theprovision of care: during Consultations, assist in minor surgical procedures andin the undertaking of supervised/ unsupervised wound care and clinicaltreatments.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Responsibilities

Assist Dermatologists and Surgeons with a rangeof specialised procedures from general dermatology and minor skin surgerythrough to phototherapy, mole mapping, cryotherapy and more, working withinlimitations of recognised role

Support patient pathways in Dermatology andparticipate fully in the treatment and monitoring of patients

Work alongside the Senior Sister/ Lead Nurse inmeeting service requirements in line with clinical governance.

Engage with new technology and practices,promoting this amongst the team in the drive to improve patient services.

Ensure compliance with relevant NICE Guidelines,BDNG competencies and company policies.

Always uphold and adhere to the Nursing &Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.

Act as a role model to junior members of theteam

Be able to organise own workload effectively tomeet clinic and patient requirement

Be aware of and adhere to TDPs Policies andProcedures

Ensure compliance with NICE Guidelines and TDPPolicies.

Promote the TDP Vision and Values amongst staffto promote a positive, patient focused culture within the clinic.

Clinical Responsibilities

Support the patient throughout their visitensuring safe and effective care from start to finish

Ensure patients and carers have receivedsufficient, relevant verbal and written information relating to their treatment/ proposed plan of care

Supervise and support junior staff, qualifiedand unqualified when and where necessary.

Support patient understanding through theprovision of education and resources to patients, their families and staff.

Educate each patient on how to protect theirskin, prevent illnesses and care for skin diseases/conditions at home.

Assist Consultants/Surgical staff with thecollection of fine needle aspirations, core biopsies and skin sample specimensthat require labelling & testing for histology

Be prepared to chaperone patients whilstclinical examinations/procedures are being undertaken

Assist in the set up and preparation of relevantequipment, facilities and paperwork when necessary for individual clinicsessions

Act as patient advocate and always ensurepatient satisfaction

Promote high standards of clinical care to allour patients

Assist in creating a supportive and caringenvironment within the clinic setting

Systems and Equipment

Record biographical details of individuals inmanual and computerised records.

Prepare specific equipment required within thedepartment prior to clinical procedures, using decontamination techniques priorto mandatory safety checks.

Maintain, monitor, control and order stock andequipment within the department, reporting any deficit or maintenance required.

Prepare clinical area and department prior tostart of clinic

Clinical Governance

At all times ensure Health and Safety Standardsare adhered to by all clinical staff, in accordance with TDP Policy.

Ensure you are familiar with and uphold TDPPolicies, in particular those relating to patient safety Incident Reporting,Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity, IP&C.

Ensure processes, facilities and services are inkeeping with CQC requirements and any identified concerns are escalatedaccordingly.

Should an adverse event (something that shouldnot have happened) occur, ensure this is reported appropriately and logged asper Company policy.

At all times promote and ensure theTDP Infection Prevention & Control Policy is being adhered to.

Continually monitor and review the workenvironment to ensure the safety of patients, service users, shareholders andstaff.

Assist the Lead Nurse / Sister in the completionof identified audits accurately and factually and respond accordingly toresults that fall below required standard.

Confidential Matters

Ensure that you are familiar with andadhere to TDP policy and procedures on Information Governance. This includesdisclosure of information, records management and management of confidentialinformation

Always maintain patientconfidentiality

Assemble nursing documentation,including all stationery requirements for clinical sessions.

Check clinic lists, reporting anydiscrepancies to the appointed person in charge

Ensure accurate record keeping as perClinic Processes

Answer telephone calls courteously,relay messages accurately and promptly, and answer general enquiries byvisitors

Verbal handover of patientinformation to the Lead Nurse

Professional Standards and Performance Review

Participate in statutory andmandatory training as appropriate for the post

Maintain consistently high, personaland professional standards and act in accordance with the relevant professionalcode of conduct

Take responsibility for themaintenance and improvement of personal and professional competence and toencourage that of colleagues and subordinates

Participate in appraisal processesincluding identifying performance standards for the post, personal objectivesetting, and the creation of a personal development plan in line with outlinefor the post

Additional Duties

This job description is intended to be a guide and will besubject to review/change. Changes made following consultation with the postholder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or Diploma in Nursing - Adult Active NMC Registration Post-qualification experience in acute or primary care setting

Desirable

Post-registration nursing experience Experience in pre- and post-surgical clinical care Experience of delivering treatments in a dermatology setting Able to utilise and work with patient database systems Willing to undertake necessary training to support in the delivery of care Experience and knowledge of working in an outpatient / clinic set up

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