Staff Nurse (General Surgical Unit & Surgical Assessment Unit)

Job summary

Band 5 Staff Nurse (General Surgical Unit & Surgical Assessment Unit)

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

The General Surgical Unit was the first unit within the trust to achieve the award of ward accreditation, which is a standard for consistently providing an excellent standard of patient care and staff support.

The unit has 40inpatientbeds, and cares for emergency and elective surgical patients, with colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, breast and intestinal failure conditions.

Within the unit we also have Surgical Assessment Unit open 24 hours a day seeing a variety of different emergency surgical patients, within a unit consisting of 11 trolleys, 6 chairs and a emergency consultant clinic. The unit takes referrals from GP surgeries, Emergency department, Clinical Nurse Specialists and direct from post-discharge patients.

We are have a mixture of elective and emergency surgical patients within our inpatient departments.

We also have a 4 bedded enhanced care bed unit for patients with higher acuity.

Main duties of the job

The post includes a rotation between all departments.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in innovation and change in a purpose built environment.

We are looking for highly motivated Staff Nurses who enjoy a fast-paced, supported working environment and have an interest in acute abdominal surgery. Within the unit we work closely with the surgical team to provide gold standard care.

We have a strong team of senior nurses to help mentor and guide new nurses as well as providing external education opportunities.

We offer a wide range of shifts with flexible working arrangements.

We also encourage personal and professional development, with opportunities to progress within the trust.

We offer a wide range of in-house development as well as supporting external education opportunities and in department rotations.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trustt "CARE" values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.