Registered Nurse​/ODP Medirooms | NHS Foundation Trust; BFT

A new concept in healthcare, Medirooms combine traditional recovery, day‑case, same‑day and admission areas into a single patient room environment, enhancing privacy, dignity and continuity of care. Patients are admitted, recovered and discharged/transferred by the same Mediroom team, improving the overall patient experience.

Practice Facilitators support staff through structured training programmes, regular catch‑ups and reviews to help achieve competencies and support wellbeing. We offer a wide range of in‑house training, a named mentor for ongoing professional development, external study days for specialist skills, and revalidation support.

This role is open to applicants currently working in acute hospital settings such as (but not limited to), critical care, surgical wards, or Theatre/PACU/Medirooms, who are either experienced Registered Nurses or ODPs with current NMC/HCPC registration or newly qualifying or newly qualified Nurses/ODPs.

You will need to be able to:

• Commence employement within the next 3 months
• Fulfil a full and flexible range of shift patterns as outlined in the attached document (we are unable to offer fixed shift patterns)
• If successfully shortlisted, you will need to be able to attend the assessment centre in person, there will be no virtual or online options

Applicants who have been unsuccessful for this role within the last six months will not normally be considered.

Working within our department, your main duties will include:

• Providing direct patient care in themedi-room areas, being responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of patients
• Identifying individual patient requirements and acting effectively on changing needs, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organising time, equipment and staff to deliver safe and efficient patient care.
• Giving skilled support to medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Administering drugs and treatments as prescribed in accordance with Trust Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Demonstrating effective communication within departments and multidisciplinary team.
• Advising patients, theircarersand other staff on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.
• Recognising situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individual and institutes preventative measures.
• Identifying the priorities of care for patients, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organising and participating in the delivery of high standards of evidence-based nursing care.
• Take regular responsibility to carry out required planned, direct patient care to a high standard without direct supervision in accordance with established nursing procedures and policies.
• To report to the appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team any significant changes in a patient’s condition or situation.
• Responsible for taking charge of the ward/department on a regular basis in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
• To take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients are treated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of patients arerespectedand confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• To be able to act in emergency situations and to be familiar with emergency procedures including fire and resuscitation.
• To be responsible for the support and direction of junior staff in such situations according to Trust policy

Our state‑of‑the‑art Brunel Building, one of the most modern hospitals in Europe, accommodates 24 operating theatre rooms, with 72 single patient Medirooms situated in close proximity to the theatres. The Medirooms are arranged in 5 clusters over 2 floors.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust…