Nurse – Orthopaedics

This role is responsible for delivering high-quality specialist care within the field of Orthopaedics. As an essential contributor to clinical excellence at Glasgow, the Nurse ensures safe, effective, and compassionate care while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The position requires strong clinical reasoning, autonomous practice, and a commitment to evidence-based care.

Key duties include patient assessment, diagnosis, development and implementation of care plans, monitoring outcomes, maintaining accurate medical records, and contributing to governance, audit, and service improvement initiatives. The Nurse also participates in team meetings, training sessions, and quality-focused activities designed to enhance patient experience and service delivery.

The Nurse must demonstrate professionalism, empathy, resilience, and adaptability, ensuring high-quality communication with patients, families, and colleagues. The role includes supporting junior staff, contributing to teaching, and engaging in continuous professional development to maintain and enhance clinical competence.

The position requires managing complex caseloads, prioritising effectively, and remaining calm in high-pressure clinical environments. Individuals are expected to uphold all clinical governance frameworks, safeguarding standards, and regulatory requirements while promoting a culture of safety, dignity, and respect.

Strong interpersonal skills, initiative, problem-solving ability, and a patient-centred approach underpin this role, ensuring that care delivery aligns with organisational values and contributes positively to the broader healthcare mission at Glasgow. A commitment to teamwork, adaptability, and consistently high-quality care is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver safe, effective, high‑quality clinical services.
• Conduct assessments and develop patient‑centred treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate documentation and adhere to clinical guidelines.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in training, teaching, and supervision where appropriate.
• Uphold safeguarding, governance, and regulatory standards.

Key Requirements:

• Relevant professional qualification and registration.
• Experience in the specialty of practice.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage workloads.
• Commitment to evidence‑based and patient‑centred care.
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management.
• Professionalism, reliability, and problem‑solving skills.