Job overview

Have you considered nursing in Outpatients? 

The Plastic Surgery Outpatient department have a Band 5 Registered Nurse position, 37.5 hours per week (not set days) of a 9-month Fixed term opportunity to cover maternity leave.

The shift pattern is  4 days per week, 8am to 5pm plus 1 half day of 4.5 hours. 

We are seeking a Band 5 nurse who has current plastic, surgical or wound care experience with at least one years’ current nursing care experience in these specialities.  As the role involves supporting our minor op theatres, the successful candidate will ideally have surgical scrub skills for supporting our minor surgical and emergency trauma lists. However, if you do not have these skills, full training will be given. You should have current NMC professional registration, previous surgical or plastic nursing experience, evidence of continuous professional development and a teaching and assessing qualification.

This is an opportunity to develop your skills and add to your C.V.

This secondment opportunity would mean your current post can be held for your return; and the fixed term means your current manager can get temporary staff to fill your post while you try something new.

Please discuss this opportunity with your current manager prior to applying as this post will be available from the 17 Febuary  2024. 

Within this role, there are numerous learning opportunities. We offer a supportive working environment, and we are committed to the development of our staff.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job
Some of the nursing skills needed for a fast paced working area such as Plastic Surgery Outpatients are:
• The ability to work both independently and as part of the wider Multidisciplinary Team
• Supporting and assisting your consultant colleagues in the smooth running of their clinics.
• Acting as a chaperone.
• Surgical scrub skills for supporting our outpatient minor surgical and emergency trauma lists. However if you do not have these skills,

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re
driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide
for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services
such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the
Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding.
You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Onsite
benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city
of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it,
why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk