Registered Nurse - Surgical High Care

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their Surgical High Care Team in Newport, Wales. The role involves providing specialized post-operative care in a high care environment, supporting patient recovery after surgery. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, dedication, and reliability while benefiting from extensive training and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Understanding of professional nursing issues.
• UK Nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Assume nursing care for patients with complex needs.
• Comply with handling and administration of medicines.
• Calculate drug dosages.
• Maintain infusion protocols.
• Participate in resuscitation procedures.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to prioritise own workload

Calm, supportive and professional

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English. Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments or SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]. If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Surgical High Care Team. Our mission is to provide exemplary care to patients following their elective surgery in a high care environment. Our close nursing ratios enable us to provide care that meets the unique needs of patients post operatively. In Surgical High Care, patients will stay up to 48 hours for continuous monitoring and optimisation prior to returning to their admission surgical ward. We foster collaborative working with the wider multi-disciplinary team to promote enhanced recovery after surgery.

The post holder will be a Registered nurse, responsible for providing post operative care in a high care environment, involving specialist skills such as pain management, managing arterial lines, ABG interpretation, titration of vasoactive drugs, use of fluid protocols with cardiac output monitoring and high flow nasal oxygen delivery. Training, support and a supernumerary period will be provided.

If you are dedicated to improving the patient experience and committed to providing a professional positive working environment for staff then this specialised clinical area will give you great job satisfaction, whilst also challenging and developing your skills. If you have great communication skills, high standards of care and are passionate about nursing, then this is the opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Process without direct supervision.
• To regularly assume the nursing care for patients with complex pathological deviation requiring multiple therapeutic intervention, analyse of results and respond to treatment protocols.
• Comply with the safe and effective handling, management and administration of medicines in line with professional standards.
• To calculate drug dosages and adjust treatment treatments according to protocols e.g. fluid protocol, metaraminol protocols.
• Dexterity and accuracy required for e.g Intravenous injections, syringe pumps, infusions and insertion of catheters.
• Ability to maintain infusion protocols and respond to changes in patient’s condition.
• To participate at ILS level in resuscitation procedures.
• To act as a role model to junior staff sharing knowledge and expertise.
• Organises own work loads and that of junior staff.
• Involved in discharge planning, contributing to patient flow, coordinating with Multidisciplinary team and other agencies.
• To effectively manage an allocated patient caseload delegated by the Team Leader.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
• Ability to travel between ABUHB sites to support other clinical areas depending on patient acuity and.
• Willingness to work between other clinical departments within ABUHB to support safe nurse staffing levels.

Working for our

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Other

Essential criteria

• Understanding of professional nursing issues.

Desirable criteria

• Contribution to audit and care improvement.

Values

• Caring and compassionate
• Demonstrates commitment to the NMC
• Demonstrates awareness of professional limitations.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate interest in teaching.

Aptitudes and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Approachable
• Reliable
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Communicates in a sensitive manner, maintaining confidentiality
• Calm, supportive and professional
• Able to work closely with team members
• Self motivated and able to motivate others

Desirable criteria

• Able to speak Welsh
• Venepuncture / Cannulation

Experience

• UK Nursing experience.

Desirable criteria

• Surgical / Acute care experience
• Mentorship

Qualifications And Knowledge

• Registered Nurse
• Commitment to ongoing development and learning

Desirable criteria

• Critical Care / Surgical High Care / Recovery experience
• ILS