Specialist Nurse - Outpatients

Plastics Specialist Nurse | Outpatients | Part Time - 23hrs | Methley Park - LS26

Spire Methley Park are looking for an experienced plastics/cosmetics specialist nurse to join the friendly team in the Outpatients department. This role is 23hrs per week and is a permanent position, with excellent development opportunities. You will be available to provide service Monday - Friday.

Spire Methley Park Hospital situated in Methley in South Leeds, has recently completed a 7.6 million refurbishment, which included a new theatre equipped with cutting-edge technology enabling us to carry out complex surgery across a variety of clinical specialties. At Spire Methley Park Hospital caring for our patients is at the heart of what we do. We provide expert medical care in our modern, well-equipped hospital for all of our patients.

Duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for providing a range of support services to the Nurses and Consultants during minor procedures
• Running own nurse led clinics
• Be the point of call for patients undergoing plastic surgery
• Be a part of the patient's full journey from pre-assessment to surgery to post discharge follow up
• Responsible for ordering garments required for the speciality
• Champion wound care post plastic surgery
• Give advice to patients perioperatively
• Maintenance of quality care delivery and documentation
• Liaising and networking with other departments across the hospital
• You will actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements
• You will work closely with plastics consultants
• Chair plastics governance meetings
• You will be required to attend all theatre procedures within the first 3 months of the role

Who we're looking for

• Be NMC registered - your pin should not have any restrictions or conditions
• Nursing degree certificate
• Experience in running own clinics
• Wound care/plastic surgery related training
• Compassionate and able to showcase excellent patient care
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong communication skills
• Able to carry out wound dressings and educate patients
• Plastic Surgical Ward experience desired
• Insight into the role evidenced on the supporting statement

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free onsite parking

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
• Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Lauren Armitage on lauren.armitage@spirehealthcare.com

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications