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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Day Surgery and Recovery Unit in Princess Anne Hospital at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer focussed, friendly and enthusiastic individual, as part of our expanding service.
UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
-Ensure a high standard of care for level 1 and level 2 post operative patients and safe transfer to critical care unit/other area.
- Health and physical abilities sufficient for the post (If necessary, with reasonable adjustments with respect to the Equality Act/Disability Discrimination Act).
- Work with Medical staff and multi-disciplinary team to ensure patient safety and treatment are carried out asper Trust policies.
- Able to communicate effectively, in person and written, in all situations with wide range of people, Full use of IT systems.
- Able to work unsupervised using own initiative and ability to prioritise workload in a challenging situation.
- Maintain accurate records of observation, treatment and patient care.
- Get involved with the Education team, support junior staff and get engaged with link roles in the unit.
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust Values - Patient First, Working Together and Always Improving.
-Qualified Nurse/ODP Adult or Dual registered Adult/Child.
- Recovery/critical care unit experience is desirable but not essential.
- Flexible to work patterns, which includes short shifts, early, lates, twilights, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to changing environment.
- Positive attitude and team player.