Registered Nurse - Plastics & Breast Scrub Cluster

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Theatre nursing opportunities at Southmead Hospital, part of the Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, offer a chance to work in a Major Trauma Centre with a strong multidisciplinary team. The role supports patients through the perioperative pathway, participates in a range of theatre services, and provides development opportunities for nurses and ODPs within the Medirooms and recovery areas.

Join a large NHS trust delivering extensive services across multiple sites, with ongoing training and a

Qualifications

• Registration with the Nursing and Midwery Council (NMC) is required.
• Experience in theatre or perioperative care is desirable.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in perioperative care across a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care within theatre settings.
• Deputise for the Team Leader when required/experience allows.

Skills

Theatre nursing

Perioperative care

Team leadership

Education

Nurse registration (NMC)

Job description

So, you're eager to learn more about Theatre Nursing opportunities at Southmead Hospital, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

• Our theatre department is the Major Trauma Centre for the South West Region and a specialist regional centre for a number of services.
• In our Plastics & Breast Cluster we undertake a range of surgery including : general plastic surgery, breast oncology surgery & reconstruction, limb reconstruction, skin cancer surgery & lesion clinics, hand surgery, head & neck surgery, and sarcomas.
• At Southmead Hospital, we are proud to offer all our Theatre Practitioners (Nurses and ODPs) the same job role and access to development opportunities.
• Our multidisciplinary team receive personalised support from the Perioperative Development Team, providing bespoke training programmes and development days for theatre staff.
• We are also innovating the traditional recovery approach, supporting patients during admission, pre-op and post operatively within our Medirooms. A new concept in healthcare, our Medirooms combine the traditional recovery, day‑case, same‑day and admission areas into a single patient room environment, specifically designed to enhance patient experience by improving the level of privacy and dignity that these areas were traditionally able to offer. Patients also benefit from continuity of care as they are admitted, recovered and discharged/transferred by the same Mediroom team, To participate in all aspects of clinical operating department work, and provide a high standard of patient care and safety in accordance with the Bristol NHS Foundation Trust philosophy and objectives, policies and legal requirements.
• To deputise for the Team Leader when required/experience allows.
• Will be involved in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and work within a flexible team structure involving a multidisciplinary team.
  Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.