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Job summary

Main area
Pre-operative Assessment
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
10 hour shifts 07.30 - 18.00
Job ref
193-6388333PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse (Pre-Operative Assessment) - Full Time & Part Time

NHS AfC: Band 5

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

Job overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse (Pre-Operative Assessment)

**Full Time & Part Time Available**

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated professional to join our pre-operative assessment team.

Working alongside our experienced nurses and anaesthetists you will be a key team member supporting the trust's elective recovery and a pivotal driving force in optimising patients before their surgical procedures.

As a band 5 staff nurse, we will support you to gain an exemplary level of expertise in the pre-operative specialty managing a case load of patients within General Surgery, to include Breast care and Angiography, Urology, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Gynaecology.

Our commitment to both you and our patients is on a first class level with development opportunities that will support your surgical expertise and fulfil the requirements of NMC revalidation.

This includes: a comprehensive induction programme, an established competency portfolio, an in-house training schedule supported by anaesthetics and support to undertake any identified adjacent university modules.

Main duties of the job

This post would ideally suit a nurse keen to develop their professional profile someone who recognises opportunities for improvements and is a motivator to drive forward changes within the unit.  

A dynamic and enthusiastic nurse with the ambition to succeed, willingness to learn and ability to work with the whole team in support of the senior sister to lead the department into the future.

We are looking for a nurse who understands the impact that a good experience within our department can have on a patient’s health journey and is keen to ensure this is delivered to every patient using the service.

A nurse keen to develop their assessment skills, has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and motivated to develop skills and training appropriate to the role would be an ideal candidate for this post.

We can offer you:

  • Flexible working including, working from home options and flexible hours.
  • Full or part-time opportunities.
  • Exceptional development opportunities and support.

About you:

We want to hear from you if you feel you can bring the following exemplary attributes to our team:

  • The ability to perform at a high standard.
  • Work well within teams.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • A passion to learn and support others to learn.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to a model of continuous improvement which underpins our current work to transform the services of our pre-operative teams, this is driven by evidenced based practice and strives to adhere to the national benchmarks set by the Pre-operative Association.  

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording a  comprehensive nursing assessment without supervision and is accountable for the information obtained and subsequent care delivery. Is able to process information obtained, clear patients for surgery or make any ongoing referrals and follow up results according to an established and comprehensive set of guidelines and criteria.

Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.

Be accountable for care or any omissions of care that you delegate to others.

Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse – part 1
  • Current NMC registration
  • Evidence of recent continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Educated to degree level or working towards
  • Able to demonstrate academic interest

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in speciality may be an advantage

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sue Hatch
Job title
Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183226546
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