Location
Ashford, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
ABOUT US:
London Travel Clinic (LTC) are part of the European lifecare group. European LifeCare Group is one of Europe's largest independent provider of travel clinics and public vaccination programmes. Founded in 1998, today European LifeCare Group has specialist clinics covering most of Denmark and the UK.
JOB DETAILS:
Job title: Nurse
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent.
Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with hours of work between 09:00-20:00pm (minimum 2 Saturday clinics per month).
Overtime : Depending on the needs of the business which includes additional weekend shifts.
BENEFITS:
Pension 5% employer contribution.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Discount on high street shops.
Employee referral scheme, £250.
25 days annual leave.
Declared Bank and Public holidays.
Flexible working pattern.
JOB PURPOSE:
The postholder will be responsible to undertake clinical duties relating to travel healthcare, immunisations, and sexual screening and work to high standards within the service, ensuring safety to patients is maintained whilst supporting the team in the efficient delivery of care.
JOB DESCRIPTION & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work collaboratively to support the team to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
- Deliver an effective, evidence based and competent level of care to patients.
- Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, auditing, and the evaluation of nursing practices and making recommendations based on findings and share outcomes with the team for learning.
- Support training and participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff, mentoring clinical staff commensurate with own competencies.
- Work within the regulatory compliance standards such CQC, NaTHNaC, PHE or PHS as applicable.
- Assist in assessing clinical competencies, in line with RCN competency recommendations.
- Assist in mentoring clinical staff commensurate with own competencies.
- Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
- Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
- Ensure patient documentations within the service area is accurate and contemporaneous and assist with staff inductions and remain compliant with the patient database system - Xmedicus.
- Flexible working across clinical locations and corporate sites as applicable.
- Comply with Company policies & procedures.
- Undertake duties commensurate with the level of this position.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Essential:
- Professional registration.
- DBS Clearance.
- Right to work in the UK.
- Mandatory & Statutory training.
- Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
- Work independently and as part of a team.
- IT literate including Microsoft Office (Word & Excel).
- Travel independently to other surrounding areas.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Working within PGD and PSD frameworks.
- Auditing experience.
- Customer service and people management skills.
- Knowledge, Awareness and preferably some experience in the specialty of travel.
Desirable:
- Sexual Health Screening.
- Mantoux/BCG experience.
- RCN competency level 5.
- Yellow Fever trained.
- Foundation course in travel medicine.
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