# Band 5 Staff Nurse Plastic Surgery Outpatient Department

**Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £38488.00 to £46852.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We have a full-time Band 5 vacancy within the Plastic Surgery Outpatient Department based at the Royal Free Hospital.

The Department consists of Plastic Surgery Outpatient Clinics, Plastic Surgery Dressings Clinics, and Plastic Surgery hand trauma clinics, including weekend working.

The main duties of the role include:

- Wound care assessment

- Carrying out dressing procedures within the Nurse-Led Dressing/hand Clinics

- Assisting medical staff with procedures within the Trauma clinic and carrying out wound care/dressings as required.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust offers flexible hours, generous benefits, and next-level training.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust Shared Commitments

- RN Level 1

- Recent experience within a clinical setting

- 6 months post-registration experience

- Current Clinical skills relevant to post

- Good communication skills

- Good interpersonal skills

- Good verbal/written skills

- Ability to work under pressure

- Basic IT skills

- Able to work within a team and autonomously

- Flexible approach to working

- Weekend working as required

- Enthusiastic and motivated

- Shows initiative

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary: £38,488 to £46,852 per annum

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Permanent, full-time contract

**Requirements:**

- Current UK professional registration

- Disclosure and Barring Service Check

- Certificate of Sponsorship (if applicable)

## Skills

### Required
- wound care assessment
- dressing procedures
- communication skills
- interpersonal skills
- IT skills

### Nice to have
- Burns and Plastic Surgery experience
- Preceptorship/Mentorship course or equivalent

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