Senior Staff Nurse B6 (AfC Band 6) - Theatres & 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 with theatre experience to join their multi-specialty unit. The role involves delivering high-quality care, leading teams, and supporting patient needs in a busy environment. The Trust prioritizes staff development and offers various benefits, ensuring a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Occupational health services

Staff gym

Cycle to work scheme

Social club

Qualifications

• Theatre experience in a wide range of specialties required.
• Proven leadership and organizational skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, patient-focused care.
• Assist in leading the nursing team and supporting staff development.
• Act as a patient advocate and provide psychological support.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

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 20/05/2025 23:59

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

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.

The Trust is based in Guildford the historic county town of Surrey and has a range of attractions and cosmopolitan Town Centre shopping. The town also has easy access to London and its main airports by road or train.

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 & person specification attached for further details

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.

. KEY RESULT AREAS/MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

o To provide a problem solving approach to patient care.

o 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.

o To act as the patient’s advocate and give psychological support to the patient e.g. whilst in the anaesthetic room, during local anaesthetic procedures.

o To give assistance to the anaesthetist and/or the Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) whilst in the anaesthetic room e.g. the application of monitoring equipment and the positioning of the patient.

o To ensure and assist with the safe preparation of patients for operative procedures e.g. safe transfer and positioning of patients on the operating table, holding of limbs during skin preparation and draping, work with anaesthetist/ODP as and when required.

o To act as a leader, advisor and role model to less experienced staff.

o To assist in the control of cross infection by adhering to departmental policy regarding dress, the maintenance of a clean working environment, decontamination and sterilisation procedures and asepsis.

o Provide assistance in operative procedures, guiding and supporting junior staff and taking action additional to own work role, where appropriate.

o Provide immediate post-operative care.

o When on night duty, to act as a recovery nurse and be responsible for the immediate care of the post anaesthetic patient.

o Provide help and assistance in the Day Surgery Theatres, if 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