Registered Nurse Outpatients

Patient Assessment: Undertake holistic clinical assessments, record baseline vital signs, check patient histories, and monitor for any changes in condition. Clinic Support: Assist doctors and clinicians during examinations, minor procedures, and specialized treatments. Clinical Procedures: Perform routine clinical skills such as venepuncture (drawing blood), recording ECGs, changing wound dressings, removing sutures, and applying basic aseptic non-touch techniques (ANTT).

We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton - the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.

The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women's and children's services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We're structured in four clinical divisions - Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we're accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.

Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential: - Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures; - Awareness of changes within Nursing Practice; - Evidence of recent professional development

Desirable: - Venepuncture; - ECG Recording; - Experience in Outpatients

Qualifications & Professional Registration

Essential: - Full NMC Registration; - Nursing Diploma or Degree

Desirable: - Nursing Degree

Skills

Essential: - Basic computer literacy; - Understands concepts of mentorship and preceptorship; - Excellent communication skills

Desirable: - Understands and applies principles of learning in practice; - Teaching skills