Staff Nurse – Day Stay & Pre-Operative Assessment

We are seeking a Staff Nurse within the Day Surgery Department which will include becoming an independent practitioner that involves working within the ward area and Pre-Operative Assessment. Our Day Surgery Department is held over two sites and the post holder will be expected to work between Orsett and Basildon.The department is primarily a nurse led and nurses are responsible for both the admission and discharge of the surgical patient undergoing day surgery procedure. After appropriate training the post holder will be able to discharge a surgical patient independently and be able to take helpline call for post operative as required. Also you will be able to pre-assess for their upcoming surgery and able to make clinical decisions appropriately.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that an individual programme of care is planned, implemented and evaluated for each patient within own sphere of responsibility.
• To work as part of multidisciplinary team ensuring the delivery of a high standard of care to the patients.
• Ensure all patients receive a high standard of care in line with evidence based practice.
• Ensure adherence to Trust/Local policies, guidelines and other legislation and support National and local initiatives and adhere to NMC Code of Professional conduct at all times.
• Take part in rotation through all areas of the department and across the two sites to meet the needs of the service which currently covers the hours between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.