Plastic Dressing clinic Sister/ Charge nurse

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

We are looking for a nurse who is passionate about wound care to run the nurse led Plastic dressing clinic at Charing Cross Hospital. The Plastic surgery department is a busy tertiary referral centre which treats a high volume of breast and head & neck reconstruction patients, undertaking 200-250 free flaps per year. The Plastics dressing clinic offers a 5 day service providing expert post- operative wound care service for patients undergoing reconstructive surgery as well as skin cancer patients.
This role calls for a nurse with both passion and experience in plastic surgery and wound care as well as good clinical decision making skills. It offers independent working and autonomy, while working as part of a well- established team. The successful candidate will work very closely with the plastic and reconstructive CNS, plastic surgery team, develop outpatient wound care services; liaise with Tissue Viability, Breast Care nurses, GPs and community nurses.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational.

Benefits include opportunities for a personalised development package, working and well-being, plus a staff recognition scheme. Also, take advantage of optional benefits including the cycle to work and car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

• To provide high quality, effective, individualized care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision
• To act as a high profile, accessible and responsive leader with clinical responsibility within the specialist plastic surgery and wound care.
• To make informed decisions within own area and scope of professional practice to ensure agreed standards, objectives and targets are met.
• Monitor standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them
• Management of the Plastic Dressing Clinic
• To provide cover and advice to other specialties as required
• To effectively line manage own roster ensuring that annual leave and holidays a booked in advance

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert

Please refer the Job description for details