Main area Outpatient Department Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00) Job ref 197-AO8370
Site Queen Elizabeth Hospital Town Woolwich Salary £32,073 – £39,043 Per annum plus HCA pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
Accountable to Deputy Service General Manager / Head of Nursing, the post holder will play a key role in supporting the nurse managers in providing high-quality care.
The post holder must be prepared to work within the divisions as a Named Nurses, within a Team, and take responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.
The post holder will be a clinically credible practitioner who can provide effective patient care in a range of clinical settings, having regard for relevant policies and the
The post holder will provide support and mentorship for students and junior nurses.
Main duties of the job
· To demonstrate knowledge of being up to date within the specialty.
· Flexible, able to work all shifts, and adaptable to changes in shift pattern.
· To provide unit cover in the absence of the unit manager.
· Ability to work under pressure, using initiative.
· The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice.
· Ability to conduct themselves in public and private situations in an appropriate manner.
· Ability to manage conflict
Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids
· Minor operation exposure (dermatology)
· Wound management
· Bladder scanning
· Phlebotomy
Working for our organisation
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Result Areas:
· Act as a Named Nurse within a Team taking responsibility, over an appropriate span of time, in conjunction with the Outpatient Manager and the multidisciplinary team, for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care from check-in to check-out within the OPD setting.
· Be aware of current advances in clinical care and be able to facilitate the team members in the implementation of evidence-based practice.
· Take an active role in the continuing development and use of protocols and standards for nursing care.
· Participate in evaluation, audit, and research of nursing care, and incorporate appropriate findings into practice.
· Actively work to promote health and prevent ill health in staff, patients, and their relatives.
· Promote and maintain a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors, and colleagues.
· Check the readiness for use of emergency / special equipment and ensure all equipment in use is in good working order.
· Have knowledge of recording relevant patient/nursing data on to computer
· Ensure his / her own and junior staff’s compliance with the NMC Guidelines.
· Records and Record Keeping (1998) in all settings.
· Accept responsibility for the administration, care, and custody of medicines, in accordance with legal requirements and NMC and Trust Guidelines on drug administration.
· Attend mandatory annual updates in fire training, Basic Life Support, and maintain knowledge of relevant policies.
· Have knowledge and understanding of all relevant Trust policies, including the Major Incident Plan, ensuring that junior colleagues are aware of such policies.
· Have knowledge of and adhere to relevant parts of national legislation, including Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations, and Moving and Handling Regulations.
· Transport people and/or items safely and on time consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
· Ensures all biomedical investigations and interventions are undertaken safely and in a timely manner, reporting and documenting results appropriately and in line with legislation, policies and procedures.
Person specification
- Qualification and experience
- 2 years and over experience
Skills
- Experience working in minor theatre
As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women’s staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.
Please note: Information provided during recruitment and pre‑employment checks must be accurate. Misrepresentation may be investigated as fraud and could lead to withdrawal from the process, professional sanctions, or criminal action.
Please note: that sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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