Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Theatre Recovery

Job overview

The Royal Marsden is a centre of excellence with an international reputation for ground-breaking research, complex major surgery and pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies. At the Royal Marsden we have a distinct set of values that define what we are and how we behave. Our values encompass showing kindness and compassion and putting our patient care first, offering ideas for improving the quality and safety of services and supporting others in new ways of working, taking responsibility for personal and team performance and priorities and striving to ensure quality of services and make the best use of resources.  We have 7 state of the art theatres in Chelsea and 2 in Sutton, totalling 9 across the trust. The successful candidate will play a central role in working as part of a motivated and committed Recovery team in Chelsea. We strive for excellence in all that we do and value the importance of reflection, critical thinking and promote professional development.

Main duties of the job

• For the post holder to be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of post-operative patients and critically ill patients (Level 2) in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
• To be competent to manage and lead the unit with support from matron and unit manager.
• For the post holder to demonstrate specialist knowledge obtained through relevant post-registration course in caring for Level 1 or 2 post op patients and critically ill patients.
• To be responsible in supervising and teaching junior members of staff and pre-registration nurses/ODPs.
• To support an environment that promotes excellence in nursing practice and development of high level of clinical skills in post-anaesthetic care unit/recovery unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

• To carry out duties in line with national and local post anaesthetic recovery care competencies, linked to professional codes of conduct (NMC/HCPC)    •    To be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs following surgery and to implementation and evaluation an individualised of plan of care, maintaining evidence-based post anaesthetic care.  •    To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility.   •    To communicate with patients and significant others with empathy and reassurance regarding, assessment, care and treatment.  •    To maintain accurate and comprehensive nursing records/documentation for patients.