Staff Nurse - Day Surgery Unit (WBCH Thatcham) - Part Time

at  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Day Surgery Unit (WBCH Thatcham) - PART TIME
We have 2 x part-time posts available - one for 28.5 hours per week and one for 32.5 hours per week.
PLEASE NOTE: This post is based at West Berkshire Community Hospital (WBCH), London Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG18 3AS.
We are looking for a staff nurse to join our ward team within the day surgery unit, working Monday to Friday.
You will be caring for patients undergoing a range of surgical and endoscopy procedures.
We will provide opportunities for nurses to develop both professionally and personally, through local training and external professional courses.
Working as part of the multidisciplinary team focusing on the ward team.
Admission and preparation of patients for surgical and endoscopy procedures.
Recovery and discharge of patients following different anaesthetics.
Recognises, responds to and appropriately manages emergency situations.
Work autonomously in a nurse led unit.
Maintaining accurate patient records on EPR.
To assist with ordering and maintaining the clinical area.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: C ompassionate, A spirational, Resourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.
Deliver care without direct supervision. Accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.
Accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others.
Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Develops competences and practices relevant clinical skills required to deliver care to the patient/client group, e.g. venepuncture, cannulation.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Please refer the Job description for details