Staff Nurse - Surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are a compassionate, skilled, and enthusiastic nurse, we want you to join our team on Ward E8, a specialised General Surgical Ward focusing on HPB (Hepatopancreatobiliary) and Urology Surgery. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and supportive multidisciplinary team, where you can enhance your skills and make a real difference to our patients lives.

As a Band 5 Nurse on E8, you will be responsible for the care of patients who require close monitoring and interventions, often in the post-operative phase or as they step down from intensive care. You will manage a range of complex cases and ensure that all patients receive timely, safe, and compassionate care. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate care tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Key Responsibilities:Delivering High-Quality Patient Care: You will monitor patients closely after surgery, checking vital signs, identifying complications, and managing pain relief. Your ability to spot early signs of deterioration and take swift action is essential for maintaining patient safety.

Patient Safety: Adhere to clinical guidelines and protocols to ensure the highest standards of safety in patient care. This includes infection control procedures, maintaining accurate records, and implementing best practices at all times.

Collaborative Teamwork: Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic care. You will actively contribute to ward rounds, care planning, and ensuring continuity of care for patients during their stay on the ward.

Emotional Support: Surgery can be an anxious time for patients and their families. You will provide emotional support, offering reassurance, and addressing any concerns they may have. Your compassionate approach will ensure that patients feel supported throughout their journey.

Advocacy: Act as a patient advocate, ensuring that patients' rights and preferences are respected. You will be responsible for obtaining informed consent and involving patients fully in decisions about their treatment and recovery.

Admission and Discharge: Assist with the admission process, ensuring that all necessary information is gathered and patients are safely admitted to the ward. You will also support the safe discharge of patients, ensuring that they are well-prepared to leave the hospital and that follow-up care is arranged as needed.

Skills and Experience Required:Registered Nurse: You must hold a current NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) registration.

Clinical Experience in High-Acuity Settings: Previous experience in high-acuity, intensive care, or surgical settings is preferred, though we also welcome candidates passionate about critical care and looking to develop their skills.

Critical Thinking & Quick Decision-Making: You must be able to recognize early signs of deterioration in patients and take immediate, appropriate action to prevent complications.

Excellent Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential. You should be able to effectively communicate with patients, families, and colleagues, particularly in high-pressure environments.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
• Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
• Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
• Understanding of personal accountability
• Knowledge of own role within the team
• Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
• Awareness of evidence-based practice
• Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
• Evidence of on-going personal development
• Able to use initiative

Desirable

• Evidence of recent study
• Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
• Teaching experience

Trust Values

Essential

• Patients First
• Working Together
• Always Improving

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

SUR E8 Ward

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)