Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Day surgery hub at KTC.
We are looking for dynamic nurse with initiative and an interest in Day surgery.
Do you want to be part of our team that is constantly evolving and moving forward?
Our Vision is to be recognised as one of the top performing surgical hubs, delivering a safe efficient service, based on best practice across a variety of specialities including, general surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology, ear nose and throat and urology. Our aim is to continue providing high quality healthcare, whilst increasing our utilization, reducing cancellations and any delays for treatment and DNA's.
'Putting our patients first'
Previous experience is not necessary as we will offer a supportive and tailored development program with a dedicated mentor and supernumeracy period.
Main duties of the job
Practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate, person centred care.
You would be managing patients both pre and post operatively. You will complete core competencies as laid out in the BADS guidelines for adult day surgery in order to provide a safe pathway to theatre and discharge.
You will require to work flexibly within the team in a dynamic and changeable environment, which can evolve throughout the day with competing demands and post operative requirements.
We want to find nurses with excellent communication skills to link our team, with the wider multidisciplinary services involved in our patients pathway. We are looking for individuals, who are not afraid to be an advocate for our patients and build up a rapport in a time where they can feel anxious and uncertain about their proceedure.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job resonsibilities
Patient care
You will be responsible for a group of patients without direct
supervision.
As a registered, accountable, and autonomous nurse to always act in the
best interests of your patients and take personal responsibility for your
actions and decisions.
To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving, and
supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of
care.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and
the development of programmes of care ensuring that these are evaluated and
amended as appropriate.
Promote the health and well-being of your patients, clients, and groups.
Undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic, and accurate nursing
assessment of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of your
patients, clients and their carers.
Formulate and document a plan of nursing care, where possible in
partnership with your patients, clients, their carers, and family and friends,
within a framework of informed consent
You will ensure patients dignity and privacy is maintained at all times.
Monitoring and assessing patients condition, responding to changes in
condition, proposing/making changes to care as required.
Recognise if your patients health is deteriorating, manage the patient, escalate your concerns and take appropriate action.
Evaluate and document the outcomes of nursing and other interventions.
Demonstrate sound clinical judgement across a range of differing
professional and care delivery contexts
Handover and transferring responsibility of care to colleagues, ensuring
appropriate information regarding patient care requirements is relayed.
Reporting and documenting all relevant patient needs, communicating changes to
other health professionals in the multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level 1 registered on NMC register Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience), with evidence of recent professional development.
Desirable
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor for Students.
Experience
Essential
- Able to work independently and prioritise patient caseload and individual workload. Well-developed communication skills, written verbal, and IT. Ability to work autonomously
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Kidderminster General Hospital
Bewdley Road
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY11 6RJ