Job Description
Senior Staff Nurse Outpatient
The Westbourne Centre
The Role:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Staff Nurse Outpatient Department to support the Outpatient Manager and team.
The Centre is one of the UK’s largest independent clinics established in 2009 as part of a joint venture between 5 regional consultants and the global hospital company, Ramsay Healthcare.
As well as delivering exceptional standards of clinical care to our surgical patients, we cover a range of surgical specialities including plastic/cosmetic surgery, minor orthopaedic surgery (including hand and foot surgery), general surgery & ophthalmic surgery.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a strong track record of supporting the manager and team to enhance patient care and customer experience, whilst facilitating the best possible clinical outcomes. A commitment to the development of high quality evidence based care is essential, combined with the tenacity and passion required to drive commercial success in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Reporting directly to the Outpatient Manager, with a dotted line to the Head of Clinical Services, you will be expected to project manage and deliver on key initiatives.
What you’ll bring with you:
• A strong clinical background within a hospital setting
• Significant exposure in a senior staff nurse role to external stakeholders such as consultants, physicians, allied health professionals, patients and suppliers
• An interest in IPC and prepared to lead
• Able to oversee day to day activity of the OPD for the Outpatient Manager and provide support and leadership to the team
• Professional Registration with the NMC/HCPC
• Assist in the rostering staff to ensure efficient use of staff hours within the outpatient department
• Participate in clinical governance, ensuring audits undertaken, investigation of incidents/complaints
• Participate in care delivery, acting as a role model ensuring the highest levels of professional standards
• Optimise efficient use of consumables and stock levels
• Regular liaison with the maintenance department to ensure service dates for all outpatients equipment are adhered to and service contracts maintained
• Regular liaison with business development and marketing personnel to ensure effective usage of the promotional materials within waiting areas and consulting rooms
• Competent in the deployment of resources needed to sustain agreed activity levels
• Able to build effective controls for the efficient monitoring and management of clinical records
• Able to install positivity into the team and work together and support all staff members
In return we offer
- 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
- Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
- Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
- Flexible shift patterns available where possible
- Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
- Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
- Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
- Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
- Free Parking on site (where possible)
- Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)
- Concerts for Carers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
- The Blue Light Card Scheme
About us
The Westbourne Centre is a private day surgery facility in the heart of the Edgbaston Medical Quarter in Birmingham. The Centre brings together a diverse group of clinical specialists, enabling the highest quality procedures, treatments and patient experience for private, insured and NHS patients.
The Centre is one of the UK’s largest independent clinics established in 2009 as part of a joint venture between the Cosmetic Surgery Partnership and the global hospital company, Ramsay Healthcare.
Hours of business at The Westbourne Centre are 8am – 8pm Monday to Saturday.
All offers of employment in respect of this appointment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Westbourne Centre are committed to quality, equality and opportunity for all.
If you have any questions please contact [email protected]
We care.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.