Registered Nurse FTC - Outpatients

Registered Nurse - Outpatients (Fixed Term Maternity Cover) | Full Time | Spire Harpenden Hospital

Spire Harpenden Hospital is looking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced and patient-focused Registered Nurse to join our busy and supportive Outpatients Department on a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.

This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) offering the opportunity to work within a dynamic outpatient environment, providing high-quality care to patients across a wide range of specialties.

Working Hours

37.5 hours per week on a rota basis, including:

• Monday to Thursday: 7:30am - 9:00pm
• Friday: 7:30am - 6:30pm
• Saturday: 7:30am - 2:00pm

Flexibility is required to meet the needs of the department.

About Spire Harpenden Hospital

Spire Harpenden Hospital offers comprehensive private hospital services in a comfortable and caring environment. Our experienced teams provide expert care across a range of specialties, supported by modern facilities and advanced medical technology. We are committed to delivering an outstanding patient experience and clinical excellence throughout every stage of the patient journey.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse within the Outpatients team, you will be responsible for providing high standards of patient care and supporting consultants and multidisciplinary teams across a variety of clinics and procedures.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering safe, effective and evidence-based patient care.
• Assessing patients' health and wellbeing across a varied and changing caseload.
• Supporting consultants during outpatient clinics and minor procedures.
• Maintaining high standards of clinical practice and quality care delivery.
• Liaising and collaborating with departments across the hospital to ensure seamless patient care.
• Promoting best practice and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Undertaking clinical procedures including wound dressings and other nursing interventions as required.
• Supporting patients and relatives with compassion, professionalism and excellent communication.

Who We're Looking For

The successful candidate will have:

• Current NMC registration with no restrictions or conditions.
• Previous experience working within an Outpatients Department.
• A passion for delivering outstanding patient care.
• The confidence and ability to lead clinics effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and multitask.
• Experience undertaking wound care and dressings.
• Phlebotomy skills are desirable

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.

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