PACU/Pre-theatre Staff Nurse - NHS
Job overview
The postholder will provide high quality nursing care and work towards developing and working within a cohesive multidisciplinary team. The expectations within this job description will be met through Leadership, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research.
Main duties of the job
The Staff Nurses post is characterised by five principal role functions: -Ø A Practice Function
Ø A Professional Leadership and Management Function
Ø An Education, Training and Development Function
Ø Research and Evaluation Function
Ø Human Resources Function
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the PACU/Pre-theatre Staff Nurse Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Has nursing diploma
- Has nursing degree
Experience
Essential criteria- Qualified RN with nursing experience
- Orthopaedic experience
- Recovery/critical care experience