Staff Nurse Acute Surgery | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a nursing professional to deliver excellent pre and post-operative care. This role involves managing patient care, participating in medication rounds, and responding to emergency needs. Candidates should possess a nursing qualification, effective communication skills, and be experienced in direct patient care. The organization is committed to providing a diverse and skilled workforce to meet healthcare objectives.

Qualifications

• Must have a nursing qualification and be registered to practice.
• Experience in pre- and post-operative care is preferred.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training and mandatory education.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre and post-operative care to patients.
• Manage own workload to meet patient needs.
• Participate in medication rounds and provide direct nursing care.
• Assist patients with daily living activities.

Skills

Direct patient care

Wound care

Medication management

Emergency care response

Communication skills

Education

Nursing qualification

Tools

Nerve Centre

EPMA

Lorenzo

Job description

Overview

To assess plan and implement and evaluate care for pre op and post op patients. Provide an efficient admission and discharge process. Participate in initiatives to enhance patient care and deliver Trust objectives in line with the staff charter. Promote health and wellbeing and deliver safe appropriate care.

To care for patient pre and post operatively preparing for their surgical procedures and post surgery. This includes using systems employed by the Trust such as Nerve Centre, EPMA and Lorenzo.

Responsibilities

• Duties will include medication rounds, personal and wound care. You will also be involved in the changes to care and the implementation of these and discharging patients, providing direct nursing care and assisting patients to meet their activities of daily living requirements.
• You will be responsible for planning and managing own workload against the needs of the patient.
• Direct patient care. Assisting management with the running of the ward and participating with Audits and Trust initiatives.
• Medication rounds including intravenous medication. Keeping up to date with training needed for your role including mandatory training. Participate in emergency care need for patients on the ward including cardiac arrest, fire or security issues. Wound care and management of surgical procedures. Helping with mobility, hygiene toiletting and eating and drinking.

Visa Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

About the Humber Health Partnership

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025.