Trauma & Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist | Barts Health NHS Trust

The redevelopment of Whipps Cross is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design a new hospital from scratch. It is also a unique chance to be at the forefront of national efforts to transform how healthcare is provided for local people, as set out in the NHS Long-Term Plan. Do you wish to be part of this journey with us?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Division of Surgery & Cancer in the recruitment of a highly motivated and dynamic band 7 Trauma & Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist. The successful candidate must be an innovative, hardworking and an enthusiastic adult nurse with a broad range of skills and experiences. You must possess and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills. We are seeking to appoint a compassionate and caring nurse who will be able to work closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding care for the patients in East London & beyond.

The post holder will:

Work as an independent practitioner supporting with management of patients with Orthopaedic needs whilst requiring inpatient care. Facilitate and support the effective and efficient management of the trauma caseload ensuring operative and other interventions are undertaken in a safe and timely manner. Act as a clinical expert and professional resource of the multidisciplinary team with the Trust. Liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will lead on service development projects within the service and lead on staff development and internal/external teaching programmes. The post holder is in a leadership role within the directorate responsible for the development of innovative nursing practice within the speciality of trauma orthopaedics.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.