Job summary
PLEASE NOTE: INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (ADSU)
**This is a secondment opportunity for 9 months to cover maternity leave.**
ADSU is a 34 bedded day surgery unit. We care for patients pre & post operatively in urology, general surgery, trauma & orthopaedic, ENT, plastics, breast & gynaecology surgery.
You will:
Act as a role model promoting excellent patient care, supporting more junior staff and students.
Deputize for the ward manager in their absence.
Ensure the smooth running of the unit.
Main duties of the job
Supporting Junior Staff & supporting the ward manager.
Supporting students.
Coordinating the ward on a regular basis.
Patient care pre- and post-operatively.
About us
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: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Preparing patients for their surgery & caring for them post surgery. The patients on ADSU are able to be discharged by a nurse led discharge.
Supporting junior staff and students.
Reviewing patient lists via the electronic bed booking tool to ensure we are able to maximise patient capacity in the unit.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
1. NMC - part 1
Experience
Essential
2. Experience in speciality