Senior Staff Nurse Ambulatory Care Unit

Job summary

At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are our greatest strength. Join us as a Staff Nurse in our Ambulatory Care Unit at Duchy Hospital and be part of a close-knit, supportive team that truly puts patients first. Youll enjoy more time to care and the opportunity to develop your career in a safe, modern, and patient-focused environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Staff Nurse in our Ambulatory Care Unit you'll provie clinical care to patients undergoing a range of surgical procedures, cardiac interventions, endoscopy and some medical procedures. As Senior Staff Nurse the post-holder supervises the team on shift ensuring safe, high standards of care and customer service, optimises patient flow, and also provides support to and deputises for the Unit Manager.

About us

Our 12 space Ambulatory care Unit delivers care for those undergoing surgical and medical procedures who do not need to stay overnight. We treat those undergoing procedures across a range of specialties including cardiology, general surgery, orthopaedics, gynae. In addition the hospital has 3 main theatres, a day theatre/endoscopy unit, cardiac cath. lab. 29-bedded ward and busy outpatient department. These are supported by physiotherapy, pharmacy and cardiac physiologist services. The unit (ACU) operates 6 days a week between 07:00 and approximately 20:30.

Were proud to be part of Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, were one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated Good by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.