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Staff Nurse Orthopaedic Outpatient Department
Band 5
Main area: Orthopaedic Outpatient Department Grade: Band 5 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 19 hours per week (19 hours over 2 days per week (weekdays only)) Job ref: 426-594-24EG Site: Orthopaedic Outpatient Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust Town: King's Lynn Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59 Job overview
As a Registered Nurse within the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department, the post-holder will work with different multi-disciplinary teams to provide specialised and individualised care to orthopaedic and trauma patients, both adult and paediatric. The post-holder will support and lead the team to facilitate the efficient and effective running of the department. The post-holder will maintain a high standard of patient care under the direction of the department Sister/Charge Nurse, taking the lead in clinical areas, when competent, in the absence of a senior member of staff. At all times, they will work in accordance with the principles governed by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and Trust Policies. This role requires the registered nurse to practice in accordance with the NMC professional values and behaviours, care, compassion, communication, commitment, competence, and courage, and demonstrate commitment to always deliver excellent care to patients. Main duties of the job
Duties of a Registered Nurse within the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department include: wound care and dressings application and management of plaster casts and splints patient education and support in managing injuries and long-term health conditions chaperoning and advocacy duties inter-disciplinary collaboration assistance with administration of medications (including injection of joints) assistance with invasive procedures such as aspirations of joints and manipulation of fractures and dislocations preparation, organisation and running of clinics (including nurse-led clinics) team management duties Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re working on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics, and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs, and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness, and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this opportunity, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration in the UK. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Nurse with the NMC Degree/Diploma in Nursing Supervisor and Assessor qualification Experience
Post-Registration nursing experience of looking after patients in a hospital setting Skills, abilities and knowledge
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team Knowledge of professional issues in nursing incorporating NMC, IPAC, clinical governance and risk management issues Good interpersonal and communication skills Ability to provide individualised nursing care Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for an interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached). Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy. We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including: Flexible working opportunities Free counselling service Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks. We are committed to being a menopause-friendly employer. Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident. Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore, all staff should be computer literate. Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and are also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment. 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. Name: Carla Bates & Kath Biran Job title: Sister Orthopaedic Outpatient Department Email address: carla.bates@qehkl.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01553 613889 Additional information: Please contact Carla Bates or Kath Biran on 01553 613889 or 01553 613613 ext. 2291 if you would like to arrange an informal visit/chat
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Band 5
Main area: Orthopaedic Outpatient Department Grade: Band 5 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 19 hours per week (19 hours over 2 days per week (weekdays only)) Job ref: 426-594-24EG Site: Orthopaedic Outpatient Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust Town: King's Lynn Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59 Job overview
As a Registered Nurse within the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department, the post-holder will work with different multi-disciplinary teams to provide specialised and individualised care to orthopaedic and trauma patients, both adult and paediatric. The post-holder will support and lead the team to facilitate the efficient and effective running of the department. The post-holder will maintain a high standard of patient care under the direction of the department Sister/Charge Nurse, taking the lead in clinical areas, when competent, in the absence of a senior member of staff. At all times, they will work in accordance with the principles governed by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and Trust Policies. This role requires the registered nurse to practice in accordance with the NMC professional values and behaviours, care, compassion, communication, commitment, competence, and courage, and demonstrate commitment to always deliver excellent care to patients. Main duties of the job
Duties of a Registered Nurse within the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department include: wound care and dressings application and management of plaster casts and splints patient education and support in managing injuries and long-term health conditions chaperoning and advocacy duties inter-disciplinary collaboration assistance with administration of medications (including injection of joints) assistance with invasive procedures such as aspirations of joints and manipulation of fractures and dislocations preparation, organisation and running of clinics (including nurse-led clinics) team management duties Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re working on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics, and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs, and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness, and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this opportunity, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration in the UK. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Nurse with the NMC Degree/Diploma in Nursing Supervisor and Assessor qualification Experience
Post-Registration nursing experience of looking after patients in a hospital setting Skills, abilities and knowledge
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team Knowledge of professional issues in nursing incorporating NMC, IPAC, clinical governance and risk management issues Good interpersonal and communication skills Ability to provide individualised nursing care Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for an interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached). Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy. We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including: Flexible working opportunities Free counselling service Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks. We are committed to being a menopause-friendly employer. Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident. Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore, all staff should be computer literate. Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and are also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment. 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. Name: Carla Bates & Kath Biran Job title: Sister Orthopaedic Outpatient Department Email address: carla.bates@qehkl.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01553 613889 Additional information: Please contact Carla Bates or Kath Biran on 01553 613889 or 01553 613613 ext. 2291 if you would like to arrange an informal visit/chat
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