Part time Registered Nurse Outpatients Pontefract General Infirmary Mid Yorks master)

For any queries, please contact Senior Sister Victoria Lancashire via e-mail on victoria.lancashire1@nhs.net

About The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic part time (approx. 25.5 hours per week) band 5 Registered Nurse to join our friendly Outpatient team at Pontefract; Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. Outpatients is the window to the hospital for many patients experiencing their hospital journey. We are a busy team who support a variety of specialities in our Outpatient clinic rooms. The role of the Outpatient nurse is to provide help and support to the patients and service users. The nurse will ensure a smooth flow through the outpatient setting, starting with the correct preparation of clinic areas, use of good communication skills, undertaking of physiological measurements, and acting as a chaperone within the clinic setting. We are predominantly a Monday Friday service covering clinics from 8am-6pm.

In order to be considered for this post, you must hold the relevant UK NMC registration or be in a position to successfully apply for this at the point of your application. For applicants applying from overseas, please be aware that we are only able to provide support in relation to the costs of sponsoring you for employment and the immigration surcharge

Candidates must be able to attend the interview in person.

For more information, or to request an informal visit, please contact Senior Sister Victoria Lancashire on

Main duties

Promoting and delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care to individuals attending outpatient departments and specialist clinics.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Assessing patients' physical, psychological, and social needs upon attendance at the clinic.
• Preparing patients for consultations, examinations, investigations, and procedures.
• Monitoring patients before, during, and after procedures, identifying and responding to any deterioration in condition.
• Performing clinical procedures such as venepuncture, cannulation, wound care, dressings, ECGs, injections, and specimen collection, in accordance with competence and local policies.
• Administering medications safely and accurately in line with legislation, Trust policies, and professional standards.
• Providing health education, advice, and support to patients and carers to promote self-management and informed decision-making.
• Supporting consultants, specialist nurses, and the multidisciplinary team during clinics and treatment sessions.
• Coordinating patient pathways, follow-up appointments, referrals, and investigations to ensure timely and effective care.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and confidential patient records using electronic and paper documentation systems.
• Escalating clinical concerns appropriately and contributing to safeguarding adults and children.
• Ensuring compliance with infection prevention and control standards, health and safety requirements, and quality governance frameworks.
• Participating in audit, quality improvement initiatives, and service development activities.
• Supervising, mentoring, and supporting junior staff, students, and healthcare support workers.
• Contributing to staff education, training, and maintaining own professional development and NMC revalidation requirements.
• Promoting a positive patient experience by delivering compassionate, respectful, and dignified care at all times.
• Managing clinic flow and resources effectively to support efficient service delivery and achievement of departmental objectives.
  
  

The main base would be Pontefract hospital, however Outpatient services run from all three sites, including Pinderfields (Wakefield) and Dewsbury. Covering these sites would be also be expected, generally infrequently.

Qualifications

Essential person specification requirements

• Registered Nurse with the NMC or on an NMC approved BSc/MSc nursing programme due to register with the NMC within 12 months.
  
  

Experience

• Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree or equivalent.
  
  

Knowledge and Awareness

• Up to date knowledge of current nursing issues, research and practice.
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Prioritise tasks.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Delegate and co-ordinate person centred patient care effectively.
• Work effectively as part of a Multidisciplinary Team.
• Supervise junior staff and learners in practice.
• An ability to perform clinical skills with dexterity for example: insertion and removal of peripheral cannulation, venepuncture and catheters.
• Administer medications using a range of routes IT skills which can be built upon to incorporate the use of hospital administration, information and training systems.
  
  

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support
  
  

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