Paediatric Registered Nurse - Day Surgery Unit
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a paediatric nurse to Join our friendly and welcoming Day Surgery team. You will provide high quality nursing care for all paediatric patients on the day case pathway including nurse led pre assessment, post operative care and discharge .
We are recognised locally and nationally as a centre of excellence, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams that we are very proud of along with the service we provide to our patients and their families. Upon joining us, we offer you continuous professional development and training opportunities throughout your employment with us to ensure you can thrive in the workplace.
Should you be successful in the Registered Nurse position, you will be working 20 hours hours per week on a permanent contract over our Monday to Friday service.
For an informal chat, please contact Alex Alen Senior Sister.
Main duties of the job
- To pre assess patients prior to their day case procedure following an electronic pre assessment assessing the patients fitness for surgery and sharing information with the patient about the day case process.
- Caring for patient on the day of their surgery pre and post operatively ensuring a safe recovery .
- Discharging patients home using the criteria for a nurse led discharge
About us
Day surgery is changing and growing across the NHS and in Torbay we push boundaries, we have close links with The British Association of Day Surgery and our always looking for ways to improve our current pathways and take on new challenges.
Many of our staff work in more than one area of the unit and enjoy the challenge.
Care to Join Us?
Job responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of services
- Report any incidents accidents or near misses following the correct incident reporting procedure
- To take charge of the unit in the absence of team leader ensuring patient and staff safety is maintained at all times and supervising staff, ensuring they work to their capabilities
- To ensure all learners are guided and assessed to effectively achieve their objectives and standards of care
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered Nurse
Experience
Essential
- Experience in paediatric nursing
Desirable
- Expereince in surgical/day surgery nursing
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to assess plan and evaluate care for paediatric nursing
Desirable
- Knowledge in adult and paediatirc nursing
Communication
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication
Desirable
- Familiar with day surgery IT systems
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Day Surgery Unit Torbay Hospital
Newton Road
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
