Staff Nurse, Day Surgery Ashford

Bidvane; Ashford; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS benefits and discounts

In-house training

Conferences attendance

Rotations and university links

Zusammenfassung

Bidvane is seeking a Staff Nurse to join Ashford Hospital's Day Surgery Unit, ward, day theatres and recovery team. The role covers perioperative care from admission to discharge with rotations across the perioperative department.

You will support junior staff, monitor patients, and contribute to research and audits while maintaining high theatre and ward standards. NMC registration and hospital/surgical experience are required.

Qualifikationen

• NMC registration is required.
• Experience in a hospital setting is required.
• Surgical experience is preferred and will be discussed at interview.
• Competence in current emergency resuscitation techniques (theory and practice).
• Good written and verbal communication with patients and staff.

Aufgaben

• Provide safe, efficient and cost-effective care from admission through to discharge.
• Deliver skilled practical care and plan, monitor and provide individualised patient care; support junior staff.
• Provide specialist support and knowledge to patients in Day Surgery Unit and surrounding areas.
• Rotate through perioperative areas and other specialties to develop competencies.
• Communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives; consider impairments and language barriers.
• Maintain competence in emergency resuscitation; keep up to date with equipment and procedures.
• Follow local policies, guidelines and infection control practices; report incidents to management.

Kenntnisse

NMC registration

Hospital experience

Surgical experience

Emergency resuscitation skills

Written and verbal communication

Jobbeschreibung

The Staff Nurse joins the Day Surgery Unit’s ward, day theatres and recovery team at Ashford Hospital. The post provides perioperative care from admission to discharge, including individualised care, clinical monitoring and support for junior staff. It covers a six-space recovery room and theatres serving several surgical specialties, with rotations across the perioperative department. Applicants need NMC registration and hospital experience, with surgical experience and knowledge required at interview.

What the job involves

• Provide safe, efficient and cost-effective care for patients, relatives and carers from admission through to discharge
• Deliver skilled practical care and plan, monitor and provide individualised patient care, offering specialist advice to junior staff
• Provide specialist support and knowledge to patients in the Day Surgery Unit and surrounding areas
• Promote high standards of theatre and day ward practice, acting as a role model and supporting staff to develop clinical skills and autonomy
• Rotate through perioperative areas and other specialties, developing competencies and extending clinical knowledge and skills
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with staff, patients and relatives, taking account of impairments, levels of consciousness and language barriers
• Maintain competence in emergency resuscitation techniques in theory and practice
• Follow local policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures and infection control practices, including hand hygiene and universal precautions
• Report complaints, accidents, incidents and unusual occurrences to the Clinical Manager, complete incident forms and take remedial action where possible
• Keep personal and staff knowledge up to date on relevant equipment and procedures
• Take part in research and clinical audit and promote changes to practice when needed
• Participate in training junior staff and continue personal and professional development

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience in a hospital setting
• Surgical experience

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of surgery
• Competence in current emergency resuscitation techniques, in theory and practice
• Effective written and verbal communication

Other

• Willingness to rotate through perioperative areas and other specialties

Nice to have

• Experience
• Skills
• Surgical nursing skills
• Customer skills

What’s offered

• NHS benefits and discounts
• In-house training
• Opportunities to attend conferences and off-site training
• Learning and development through rotations and links with universities