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Senior Staff Nurse (ADSU) - Secondment 12 Months - INTERNAL

Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Reading
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 per annum
Closing date
11 Sep 2024
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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Hours
Full Time
PLEASE NOTE: INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (ADSU)

**This is a secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave**

ADSU is a 34 bedded day surgery unit. We care for patients pre- and post-operatively in urology, general surgery, trauma and orthopaedic, ENT, plastics, breast and 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 and 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: 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Preparing patients for their surgery and 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

  • NMC - part 1


Experience

Essential

  • Experience in speciality


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

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