Staff Nurse - Vascular/General Surgical

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our team in a dynamic and rewarding clinical area, delivering a high standard of specialist care.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in caring for a diverse range of acute patients. Key responsibilities will include pre- and post-operative care, supporting patients with their rehabilitation needs, effective post-operative pain management, and working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.

F7 provides an excellent environment to develop a new specialty, with a distinct patient population that supports both learning and professional growth. You will also have the opportunity to build strong working relationships across the wider team.

Please note, this role is suitable for Newly Qualified Nurses, including those due to qualify in the coming months.

Main duties of the job

• Implement and be responsible for maintaining high standards of patient care.
• To act in accordance with policies and nursing procedures as per Trust policy.
• Co-ordinate the team/ward in absence of the team leader or ward manager.
• Ensure confidentiality of patient records and high standards of nursing documentation.
• To be aware of the complaints procedure and be able to apply it as needed.
• Escalate as appropriate any untoward incidents, complaints and ward/staff issues.
• Maintain own personal portfolio/profile and to take responsibility for annual updates on current legislative/hospital issues.
• Ensure all training undertaken is evaluated to determine its effectiveness in practice and to ensure all objectives have been met.
• Assist in teaching programmes for student nurses/new staff and newly qualified nurses and contribute towards a positive learning environment.
• The post holder will have a comprehensive knowledge of nursing and will be able to care for a patient from admission to discharge
• Actively support in the promotion of health.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within unit environment.
• Use all resources efficiently and effectively maintaining an awareness of budgetary implications.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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