Staff Nurse, Band 5
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Chedworth Surgical Unit is a brand new purpose built unit that takes elective day case and surgical admissions on the Cheltenham site. You will be working as part of the Chedworth Surgical Unit team delivering exceptional care for the patients attending the unit.
Day case surgery is becoming more common, it now makes up approximately 80% of all surgery performed. We deliver a increased number of operations carried out as day case procedures from a number of specialities including urology, breast, gynae, upper GI and orthopaedic.We require dynamic, compassionate and enthusiastic nurses to join our team to deliver exceptional care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
You will work in a clinical environment and provide a high standard of patient care, able to assess and prepare both major and day surgery patients prior to undergoing elective surgery either under local or general anaesthesia.
You will provide post-operative care to the day case patients and ensure a safe criteria led discharge home the same day.
You will liaise with the MDT, to ensure a positive patient experience and optimal surgical outcome.
Working for our organisation
Chedworth Surgical Unit is committed to providing high quality care to all our patients. We are a highly motivated and dedicated team who strive to deliver a consistently positive experience to all our patients and staff.
Gloucestershire Hospitals is one of the largest hospital trusts in England serving a diverse population of almost 620,000 people. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH).Maternity Services are also provided at Stroud Maternity Hospital
We are committed to diversity, inclusion & equality of opportunity for everyone, valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace & culture where all can thrive. We endeavour to ensure each & every person working in our organisation feel respected & valued
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To work in a clinical environment and provide a high standard of patient care, able to assess and prepare both major and day surgery patients prior to undergoing elective surgery either under local or general anaesthesia.
- Provide post-operative care to the day case patients and ensure a safe discharge home the same day.
- To liaise with the MDT, to ensure a positive patient experience and optimal surgical outcome.
- Be able to effectively manage time and workload to ensure smooth running of the unit.
- Complete documentation to a high standard electronically and in written format.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with kindness and respect.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Active NMC Adult Nurse registrant
- Recognised adult nursing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
- Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety.
- Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload.
- Demonstrates ability to question and challenge nursing practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved.
- Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice.
- Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence nursing practice relating to area of clinical practice, management, education and research.
Clinical experiance
Essential criteria- Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment.
- Previous experience in a relevant specialty.
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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