Job description:
Overview of Elanic Hospital:
Elanic Hospital offers a new private hospital service for Glasgow City Centre and Central Scotland. Situated on Bath Street, the hospital is the expansion of the successful Elanic Clinic which has been undertaking day-surgery since 2013.
The hospital adds two operating theatres to Elanic’s facilities, one of which is an Ultra-Clean laminar flow theatre, capable of joint surgery, and means a total of three operating theatres within the Elanic facilities. In addition to the operating theatre capacity, the hospital has; five inpatient bedrooms, one of which offers high dependency functionality; a daycase surgery recovery suite; and consulting space.
Elanic Hospital builds on the high quality and high patient satisfaction reputation of Elanic Clinic who achieved a ‘Good’ rating from Healthcare Improvement Scotland in June 2024 and has exceptionally low infection rates.
The hospital offers treatments/procedures in multiple specialties including; Orthopaedic, General, Bariatrics, Plastics/Cosmetics, ENT, Gynaecology, and more.
Overview of Position:
The Outpatient Nurse is responsible for working as part of the outpatient team to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to patients. The Outpatient Nurse will work both independently and collaboratively to undertake routine clinical and administrative duties within the department, ensuring the efficient delivery of outpatient services.
The Outpatient Nurse is responsible for preparing clinic rooms and treatment areas prior to each clinic session, ensuring all equipment, consumables, and clinical supplies are available, clean, and fit for purpose in accordance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), infection prevention and control standards, and hospital policies.
The Outpatient Nurse will welcome patients on arrival to the department, undertake pre-consultation assessments where appropriate, record clinical observations, and identify and report any changes or concerns regarding a patient's condition. The nurse will assist medical specialists during examinations, treatments, and minor procedures, ensuring all required safety checks are completed in accordance with departmental protocols.
The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern including occasional weekends. There will also be a need for flexibility as we open up the facilities.
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential:
- RGN/NMC qualified with current registration and PIN.
- Experience with a minimum of two years post qualification experience.
- PC literate with intermediate skills on all Microsoft Office packages.
- A strong focus on customer care.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Desirable:
- Working knowledge of Clinic Office or equivalent Patient Admin software package.
- Familiar with workplace regulations (Health and Safety at Work; Data Protection; Employment Law & Practices).
- A certificate in Immediate or Advanced life support.
- Experience of working in a laser safe environment
Customer Focus
- Excellent people skills in dealing with patients, relatives and companions who may be anxious and vulnerable, with the ability to put people at ease by demonstrating a calm professional approach.
- Promote clinic and its service in a positive manner
- Respond to customer complaints that relate to any issue that have occurred during a surgical episode.
(The above is neither inclusive nor exhaustive and other duties / objectives / goals may be reviewed and changed from time to time as business needs dictate and in agreement with job holder.)
Job Type: Full-time (38 hours)
Pay: Experience based
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 18 July
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Private medical insurance
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Pay: From £36,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
