Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Staff Nurse (GSU & SAU) - Secondment - Internal Only

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Job summary

PLEASE NOTE: INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (General Surgical Unit and Surgical Assessment Unit)

**This is a secondment / acting-up opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave**

Within the General Surgical Unit (GSU) we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Senior Staff Nurse with a passion to provide excellent evidenced-based care.

The General Surgical Unit was the first ward within the trust to achieve the award of ward accreditation, which is a standard for consistently providing excellent an excellent standard of patient care and staff support.

The unit has 40-6 beds and cares for emergency General Surgical and now planned elective care. We also now have an enhanced care unit consisting of 4 beds for more complex surgical patients.

The Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) is also part of GSU and provides emergency access for patients to the general surgical MDT team.

The unit takes referrals from GP surgeries, the ED department, outpatient clinics and direct from post-discharge patients.

We will provide you with a skill-based rotation between GSU and Surgical Assessment.

We also encourage personal and professional development, with opportunities to progress within the trust.

We offer a wide range of in-house development as well as supporting external education opportunities.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with vast surgical experience to cover a temporary secondment post for senior staff nurse. Your leadership will contribute to a team mission to deliver person-centred care with kindness and respect, in line with our hospital values.

Your development within the new role will be supported by a dedicated mentor and team leader who will ensure you have the support and guidance you require.

An integral part of the role will be to implement change and patient improvement within the ward environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills and build on your already excellent knowledge and skills base.

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 "CARE" 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.

Date posted

31 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6932082PCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a skilled practitioner and be responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the client group in their clinical area.

To ensure the smooth running of the ward / department in the absence of the Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse, and provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure the smooth running of the ward / department in the absence of the Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse, and provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

Registered Nurse with significant surgical experience
Evidence of managing and training staff
Evidence of assessor and supervisor training

Desirable

Evidence of leadership skills/studies
Deteriorating patient course or similar

Experience

Essential

Surgical experience
Emergency experience

Desirable

Management experience

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

Registered Nurse with significant surgical experience
Evidence of managing and training staff
Evidence of assessor and supervisor training

Desirable

Evidence of leadership skills/studies
Deteriorating patient course or similar

Experience

Essential

Surgical experience
Emergency experience

Desirable

Management experience

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

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