Job summary
Join Our Dynamic Team at Oldham Hospital
Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse ready for a new challenge? The Main Outpatient Department at Oldham Hospital is looking for passionate nurses to join our diverse team!
In this role, you'll work across multiple specialties, gaining valuable experience while collaborating with a supportive staff. Your mission? To deliver high-quality, person-centred care that prioritises the independence and wellbeing of our patients.
What You'll Do:
- Provide compassionate, personalised care to our service users.
- Work closely with your manager and multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Develop your skills across various clinical areas with the support of unregistered staff.
What We Offer:
- A competitive salary aligned with the Agenda for Change framework.
- A nurturing team environment focused on personal and professional development.
- Opportunities for career advancement in a centre of excellence.
If you're ready to go the extra mile for patients in a vibrant hospital setting, we want to hear from you! Apply today and take the next step in your nursing career at Oldham Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities: Delivering High-Quality Patient Care
As a Registered Nurse at Oldham Hospital, you'll play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care. Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering high-quality nursing procedures
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care through assessment
- Promoting patient health and preventing illness
- Ensuring compliance with our clinical governance framework
- Supporting service user safety, dignity, and continuous improvement
- Undertaking delegated responsibilities from the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Clinical Skills:
- Wound care and management
- Supporting vascular, orthopaedic, and plastic surgery clinics
A Collaborative Environment:
Join our dynamic team at Oldham Hospital, where you'll have the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver exceptional patient care and drive continuous improvement.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
- UK NMC PIN number
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within the surgical division
Desirable
- Previous experience working in an outpatient environment
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge
Desirable
- Ability to coordinate your workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
- UK NMC PIN number
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within the surgical division
Desirable
- Previous experience working in an outpatient environment
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge
Desirable
- Ability to coordinate your workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).