Job summary
- Main area
- Fracture Clinic
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 218-NM-B5-8267802
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Children's Nurse - Fracture Clinic
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for Registered Children's nurse (or children/adult dual registered), with a passion for delivering exceptional care, to join the Outpatients Fracture Clinic Team.
Working within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct you will be based in the adult Fracture clinic supporting the increasing number of children and young persons requiring specialist trauma & orthopaedic review and treatments in the adult environment.
Work closely with the team to ensure that paediatric and young adult patients needs are met and remain safe in the adult environment.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post. Successful candidates must have post-preceptorship experience.
Main duties of the job
As a registered children's nurse, with post preceptorship experience in the UK, you will support the Fracture clinic team in all areas of the adult clinic - including the trauma clinics, elective clinics, plaster rooms and virtual fracture clinic. Providing a high standard of care to children, young persons and adults.
Support the plaster technicians in the adult & children's plaster rooms and in delivering the plaster room outreach service across the inpatient areas. Develop your skills in various plastering techniques and attend the British Orthopaedic Casting Course to achieve the British Casting Certificate qualification.
Act as point of contact for any concerns relating to paediatric patients in the adult environment e.g. medication, safeguarding, wound management and treatments.
Work with the team using UHCWi methodology to continuously improve the services provided.
Take responsibility for the co-ordination of shifts - communicating with patients, carers, staff and the wider multidisciplinary team on the day to ensure the smooth running of clinics and patient pathways.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct, acting within local, Trust, and statutory guidelines and policies at all times while contributing to corporate objectives.
- Deliver high-quality, compassionate care across elective and trauma outpatient fracture clinic settings, undertaking holistic assessments of routine and urgent orthopaedic conditions and recognising/responding to the deteriorating patient with appropriate escalation. Including both adult and paediatric patients.
- Responsible for clinical assessment and management of a group of patients, ensuring care is planned, implemented, and evaluated in partnership with patients and carers.
- Demonstrate technical and practical skills to support optimal patient care for patients of all ages, including:
a. Application of splints, braces and appliances.
b. Administration of stat doses of medication as required in the outpatient setting including Entonox.
c. Performing both simple and complex wound management, assessing wounds, identifying deterioration of wounds, determining suitable wound dressings and reassessing.
d. Assisting in with Plaster casting treatments in both the outpatient and inpatient settings.
e. Patient observations and agreed invasive procedures
f. Preparing patients for investigations and minor procedures
Support face to face clinics and virtual fracture clinics, managing patient flow for timely assessment and treatment. - Assist in maintaining effective departmental flow, including managing waiting times, breach targets, and escalating delays appropriately to ensure safe and efficient patient throughput.
- Effectively communicate clinical decisions, care pathways, and sensitive information to patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team, including overcoming barriers to understanding.
- Provide reassurance and psychological support during procedures and emergencies, delivering education on orthopaedic conditions, treatments, and follow-up care.
- Adhere to safeguarding policies, identify and escalate concerns appropriately, and maintain a safe environment in line with Health & Safety and Trust policies.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Current Professional Children’s Registration (NMC) • RCSN Qualification • Evidence of continuous professional development • Completion of Preceptorship in UK • Willingness to complete British casting Certificate
Desirable criteria
- • First level degree or willingness to undertake • Teaching and Assessing qualification willingness to complete. • Trauma & Orthopaedic Qualification or willingness to complete.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Post-registration experience in paediatric or acute care • Experience working in fast-paced clinical environments • Post-preceptorship experience
Desirable criteria
- • Previous Outpatient experience • Previous Trauma & Orthopaedic experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Code of Conduct • Able to apply evidence-based practice • Awareness of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development. • Paediatric and adult patient care needs • Awareness of Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults’ policy and processes
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of Trauma & Orthopaedic anatomy and physiology, injuries and treatment pathways. • An understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Must have excellent IT skills. EPR documentation. • Patient focused • Good communication skills • Able to prioritise and meet deadlines, • Good management of own and others time • Able to use initiative and make decisions • Analyses problems and implements appropriate solutions • To undertake floor control responsibilities, Carry the bleep and complete regular rounding of the area to ensure Health and safety, skill mix and daily checks are completed. Escalate any concerns. • Responsible for auditing, such as pharmacy stock, ICNA • Medicine management and responsibility as key holders • Oversight of Ambulance and stretcher patients ensuring safe care. • Supervising/Teaching / assessing students
Desirable criteria
- • Have a confident approach and the ability to inspire confidence • Willing to complete all specialised competencies • Experience of application of plaster casts, braces, splint to treat various Trauma & Orthopaedic injuries • Experience of triaging patient • Canulation and Venepuncture • Manage PDR for HCSW. • Manage complaints, de- escalate issues and refer to PALS: complete Datix reporting.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeh Moore
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476966345
- Additional information
to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Elizabeth Moore
Clinical Nurse manager - Fracture clinic
02476966345
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