Staff Nurse - Band 5 - Recovery

West Suffolk Hospital; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at West Suffolk Hospital as a Band 5 staff nurse in the Recovery unit. This fixed-term role offers an excellent opportunity to provide care to both adult and pediatric patients post-surgery. You will be part of an innovative environment, ensuring the highest standards of patient care. With numerous development opportunities available, you can further your nursing career in a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a passion for patient care.
• At least 6 months experience at Band 5 in an acute area.
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Care for adult and pediatric patients post-anaesthesia.
• Use A-E assessment process to plan ongoing post-operative care.
• Be responsible for your own patients under the support of the nurse in charge.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

NMC or HCPC registration

6 months post-qualification experience

Job description

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We have a very exciting opportunity for a Band 5 staff nurse to join our Recovery team on a 1 year fixed-term contract/ 1 year secondment. We are a 12 bedded recovery unit in a busy District General Hospital caring for both adult and paediatric patients immediately post-anaesthesia following a range of surgery and procedures.

We are seeking to recruit an organised, enthusiastic and motivated nurse/ODP (NMC or HCPC registered) with at least 6 months post qualification experience of working at band 5 within an acute area in the NHS. The candidate will demonstrate a passion for providing excellence in patient care and possess first-rate communication skills.

Recovery is an innovative unit providing a high standard of post-operative care as well as providing support for a range of specialities within the West Suffolk Hospital; this includes supporting Critical Care Services as part of the West Suffolk Hospital escalation plan. The successful applicant will be part of a forward-thinking team who take pride in driving new initiatives forward.

As a new member of the team you will receive a comprehensive induction supported by identified mentors as well as the rest of the team.

As a registered nurse within recovery, you will work as part of the team looking after post-operative patients of all specialities however, you will have responsibility and accountability for your own patients with the support of the nurse in charge.

You will be expected, after suitable training, to receive unconscious patients, both adult and paediatric, from theatre, be confident in using the A-E assessment process to plan their ongoing post-operative care whilst in Recovery until safe and clinically ready for discharge to ward.

This role is varied and there are multiple development opportunities.

We would expect the successful candidate to have completed 6 months post-registration experience in another acute area within the NHS.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Suzanne Gray Job title: ward manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01284713020

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