Staff Nurse - Open To Newly Qualified Nurses

Frimley Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Ascot; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic registered nurse to join the Day Surgery Unit at Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot. You will deliver safe, high‑quality nursing care across day surgery procedures, working within a forward‑thinking multidisciplinary team.

The post offers opportunities for development in orthopaedics, general surgery, minor plastics, pain clinics and lithotripsy, with a focus on same‑day discharge and excellent patient experience in a GIRFT Surgical Hub

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC registration and current practice requirements.
• Degree in Nursing and commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Evidence of continuing education and ability to use IT in clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care for day surgery patients.
• Provide safe, effective nursing care from admission to discharge.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent clinical outcomes.
• Support same-day discharge pathways and patient education.
• Document accurately using the Trust's systems and follow policies.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Time management

Problem solving

Adaptability

Proactivity

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Degree in Nursing

Continuing Education & Professional Development

Tools

EPR

MS Office Apps

Job description

Job summary

Join Frimley Health's friendly and supportive nursing team in the Day Surgery Unit at Heatherwood Hospital, a modern, state-of-the-art facility dedicated to delivering outstanding patient care.

This is an exciting opportunity for both experienced surgical nurses seeking a new challenge and newly qualified nurses looking to develop their skills within a dynamic surgical environment. Working alongside a forward-thinking multidisciplinary team, you will gain experience across a wide range of day surgery specialties, including orthopaedics, general surgery, minor plastic surgery procedures, pain clinics, and Lithotripsy services, which play a vital role in reducing hospital admissions.

As part of a service that has achieved GIRFT Surgical Hub accreditation, you will be supported to broaden your clinical expertise and develop specialist knowledge in a high-performing surgical setting. Our commitment to innovation is reflected in our use of Electronic Patient Records (EPR), enabling seamless communication and truly integrated patient care across Frimley Health.

The Day Surgery Unit operates Monday to Saturday, 07:00-22:00, offering a varied and rewarding role in a fast-paced environment where patient-centred care is at the heart of everything we do.

If you are passionate about delivering excellent surgical care and want to be part of a welcoming team that supports professional growth and development, we would love to hear from you.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The unit consists of 22 individual patient pods, providing care for patients undergoing both general and local anaesthetic procedures across a variety of surgical specialties. Key responsibilities include:

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised care for patients throughout their day surgery journey.
• Providing safe, effective and compassionate nursing care from admission through to discharge.
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a positive patient experience.
• Supporting the delivery of established, standardised care pathways that enable the successful same-day discharge of the majority of day‑case patients.
• Delivering pre‑operative and post‑operative care, including patient education and discharge planning.
• Contributing to the continued success of the Surgical Hub by maintaining high standards of communication and teamwork across departments.
• Ensuring accurate documentation using the Trust's Electronic Patient Record system and adhering to Trust policies, professional standards and best practice guidelines.
• Supporting a culture of continuous improvement, helping the team maintain the excellent levels of patient satisfaction reflected in regular Friends and Family Test feedback.

Working as part of a friendly and dedicated team, you will help ensure every patient receives the highest standard of care and enjoys the best possible surgical experience.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals – Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Assess, plan evaluate and implement care ensuring that current research is used.
• Previous experience in Healthcare Sector.
• Evidence of up-to-date standards of clinical practice
• Working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques, and methods.
• Knowledge about the GIRFT standards.
• Previous experience of using the EPR.
• Experience or being part of any improvement projects.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Able to assess, plan and implement high quality nursing care
• Able to evaluate nursing care given.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Able to prioritise tasks.
• Problem solving skills.
• Able to prioritise own workload.
• Enthusiastic & motivated
• Able to work effectively as part of a team
• Proactive and innovative approach.
• Ability to adapt to changing clinical demands and work in a fast‑paced environment.

Desirable

• Proven teaching and assessing skills
• Awareness of research processes and evidence-based practice development.
• LCS Level 1a certification.
• Experience and Proficiency in using MS Office Apps.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Good knowledge of health and safety and risk assessments.

Education

Essential

• Registered Nurse with the NMC registration.
• Degree in Nursing
• Evidence of Continuing Education & Professional Development
• Competence in the use of information technology relevant to clinical practice

Desirable

• Postgraduate Qualification in Nursing or can demonstrate experience of working to this level.
• Post Registration qualification in specialty
• Awareness of the current professional nursing issues.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• High level of personal motivation
• Learning agility and commitment to selfdevelopment.

Desirable

• Conscientiousness.
• Leadership skills

Special Requirements

Essential

• Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service includes Early & Late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
• To work in other areas of the Trust when required.

Desirable

• Willingness to acquire and develop additional skills and qualifications necessary to carry out the role.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).