Job overview

As a staff nurse in parkside outpatients you will be expected to lead in the day to day running of our clinics and ensure they run smoothly for both patients and consultants.

You will be responsible for supporting our consultants with clinical procedures and undertaking nurse led clinics.

Main duties of the job

Supporting patients and consultants during private outpatient clinics

Collecting and testing urine.

Uroflows

Collection of Specimens for laboratory and department examinations when requested.

Urine and faecal samples as required,

Collection of swabs for culture and sensitivity

Collection of venous blood.

Blood glucose monitoring .

Recording and reporting patients’ physical measurements as directed by the consultant e.g. pulse, temperature, respiration rate, blood pressure, ECG, peak flow, escalation of NEWS and others specific to the area concerned.

Prepare and maintain environments for clinical procedures.

Prepare and support patients for clinical procedures.

Undertake specific nursing skills on Parkside as per competency sheets

Preparing and assisting with sterile procedures where directed.

Changing dressings

Removing sutures/clips

TWOC clinics

Assisting with cystoscopy clinics

Assisting with colposcopy and hysteroscopy clinics