Staff Nurse - Recovery
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We have a very exciting opportunity for 1 x Band 5 staff nurse to join our Recovery team on a 1-year fixed term contract/ 1-year secondment to cover a career break. We are a 12 bedded recovery unit in a busy District General Hospital caring for both adult and paediatric patients immediately post-anaesthesia following a range of surgery and procedures.
We are seeking to recruit an organised, enthusiastic and motivated nurse/ODP (NMC or HCPC registered) who has had experience of working as a student nurse or student ODP within recovery at WSH. The candidate will demonstrate a passion for providing excellence in patient care and possess first-rate communication skills.
Recovery is an innovative unit providing a high standard of post-operative care as well as providing support for a range of specialities within the West Suffolk Hospital; this includes supporting Critical Care Services as part of the West Suffolk Hospital escalation plan. The successful applicant will be part of a forward-thinking team who take pride in driving new initiatives forward.
As a new member of the team you will receive a comprehensive induction supported by identified mentors as well as the rest of the team.
The post requires the successful candidate to participate in internal rotation which includes days, nights and weekends. We offer a flexible rostering system.
We welcome and actively encourage informal visits to our department. Come and meet our friendly team and see what we do.
Job description
Please see job description attached to view main responsibilities of role.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registered Nurse/ HCPC registered ODP
- oEvidence of on-going professional development
Desirable
- o6 months experience in post registration acute NHS
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the Band 5 role within recovery
- oExperience in surgery or acute medicine within the NHS
- oInsight into recovery nursing
Desirable
- Experience as a student nurse/ student ODP within WSH recovery
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oWillingness to learn and participate in self-directed study
- oQuick to grasp new concepts
- oThirst for knowledge
- oResearch aware
- oGood organisational skills
Desirable
- oSome insight of current political and professional issues
- oFunctions well within the multidisciplinary team
- oIV drugs
- oAirway management skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and relatives
- Willingness to be taught and share knowledge
- Has initiative
- Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping
- Good team player
- Patient, conscientious, caring
- Able to cope with change
- Trustworthy
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties
Desirable
- Functions well within the multidisciplinary team
About the employer
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.