Registered Nurse - Surgical High Care

Job summary

In Surgical High Care, our mission is to provide exemplary care to patients following their elective surgery in a high care environment. Our close nursing ratios enable us to provide care that meets the unique needs of patients post operatively. In Surgical High Care, patients will stay up to 48 hours for continuous monitoring and optimisation prior to returning to their admission surgical ward. We foster collaborative working with the wider multi-disciplinary team to promote enhanced recovery after surgery.

The post holder will be a Registered nurse, responsible for providing post operative care in a high care environment, involving specialist skills such as pain management, managing arterial lines, ABG interpretation, titration of vasoactive drugs, use of fluid protocols with cardiac output monitoring and high flow nasal oxygen delivery. Training, support and a supernumerary period will be provided.

If you are dedicated to improving the patient experience and committed to providing a professional positive working environment for staff then this specialised clinical area will give you great job satisfaction, whilst also challenging and developing your skills. If you have great communication skills, high standards of care and are passionate about nursing, then this is the opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Process without direct supervision.

To regularly assume the nursing care for patients with complex pathological deviation requiring multiple therapeutic intervention, analyse of results and respond to treatment protocols

Comply with the safe and effective handling, management and administration of medicines in line with professional standards.

To calculate drug dosages. adjust treatment treatments according to protocols e.g. fluid protocol, metaraminol protocols.

Dexterity and accuracy required for e.g Intravenous injections, syringe pumps, infusions and insertion of catheters.

Ability to maintain infusion protocols and respond to changes in patient's condition.

To participate at ILS level in resuscitation procedures.

To act as a role model to junior staff sharing knowledge and expertise.

Organises own work loads and that of junior staff.

Involved in discharge planning, contributing to patent flow, co-ordinating with Multidisciplinary team and other agencies.

To effectively manage an allocated patient caseload delegated by the Team Leader.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.