384-AR-EMF18415-B6 (AfC Band 6) - Anaesthetics - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Guildford seeks a dynamic Registered Nurse/ODP to join their multi-specialty unit. This role involves delivering high-quality patient care in a busy theatre environment, supporting junior staff, and ensuring evidence-based practices. The Trust offers extensive professional development opportunities and a range of staff benefits.

Benefits

Occupational health services

Staff gym

Cycle to work scheme

Social club

Qualifications

• Theatre experience in a wide range of specialties required.
• Proven experience of leading a team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, patient-focused care in a busy theatre environment.
• Assist in management and organization of the nursing service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

RGN / City & Guilds 752 / NVQ Level III in Operating Department Practice

Degree/Diploma or evidence of equivalent experience

Management Course

Job description

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Town Guildford Salary £39,205 - £47,084 (per annum) pro rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/05/2025 23:59

384-AR-EMF18415-B6

AfC Band 6

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and highly motivated individual who enjoys working in a team and are a seeking a new challenge. We require professional and committed team members capable of delivering high quality, patient-focused care within a busy progressive and varied department. The multi-specialty unit has 13 main operating theatres and 2 Day Surgery theatres performing emergency and elective procedures. We are leaders in Major Laparoscopic Surgery & Robotic Surgery with the Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence created for the teaching of innovative laparoscopic surgical techniques.

Specialties here include: Colorectal, Urology, Gynae Oncology, Hepatobiliary, and Upper GI, Breast Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, Major Head and Neck and ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and CEPOD.
We are the Regional referral centre for Upper GI work, including emergency Oesophagogastric cases.
Day Surgery is a purpose built unit covering many specialties including ENT, Maxillo Facial, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology, Pain and dedicated Paediatric lists.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of individualised patient care reflecting individual competencies and education. To ensure that care is evidence based and patient centred. On a regular basis to take charge of a designated area of theatre. To assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service in the clinical area including the teaching and management of more junior staff or those in training.

As a Registered Nurse/ODP, you should have theatre experience in a wide range of specialties; proven experience of leading a team and be prepared to support the department during the evenings and at weekends. There is also an on call commitment with this post.

Your proven leadership and organisational skills along with your ability to prioritise and remain calm under pressure in a busy team environment will ensure you are able to demonstrate your excellent communication skills and drive to succeed. The Trust is committed to providing staff with learning and development opportunities to support their career progression.
As well as this the Trust offers a wide range of staff benefits including support through occupational health services, a staff gym, a cycle to work scheme and a social club.

Our recent CQC inspection found us to be providing services that were safe, effective, responsive caring and well-led.

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description for more information about the role

To assist the sister/charge nurse in leading the nursing team in the provision of high quality, research based, nursing care that is patient focused.

• To act as a role model to less experienced nurses, ensuring appropriate care of the perioperative patient is planned, implemented and evaluated.

• To support the sister/charge nurse in the management and facilitation of the development of staff creating an effective team.

• To foster a multidisciplinary approach to patient care in line with Clinical Governance.

• To provide high quality, research based, individualised patient care at all times.

• To provide a problem solving approach to patient care.

• To prepare the clinical environment to meet the requirements of the operating lists and anticipated workload and when on night duty unload sterile instrument container trolleys as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN / City & Guilds 752 / NVQ Level III in Operating Department Practice
• Degree/Diploma or evidence of equivalent experience
• ENB 998 or NVQ D32 or 33
• Management Course
• ENB 176

Knowledge

• Operating Theatre experience
• Management of staff and resources
• Experience of specialty applied for (if relevant)
• Research

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Elenore Lopez Job title Theatres Allocations Co-ordinator Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01483 571122 Additional information

For further details or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Elenore Lopez, Theatres Allocations Co-ordinator on 01483 571122 ext. 4335 Email: [e-mail]