Senior Staff Nurse; General Surgical Unit & SAU

Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (General Surgical Unit and Surgical Assessment Unit)

Within the General Surgical Unit (GSU) we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Senior Staff Nurse with a passion to provide excellent evidenced-based care.

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

The unit has 40-6 beds and cares for emergency General Surgical and now planned elective care. We also now have an enhanced care unit consisting of 4 beds for more complex surgical patients.

The Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) is also part of GSU and provides emergency access for patients to the general surgical MDT team.

The unit takes referrals from GP surgeries, the ED department, outpatient clinics and direct from post-discharge patients.

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.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with vast surgical experience to for the post for senior staff nurse. Your leadership will contribute to a team mission to deliver person-centered care with kindness and respect, in line with our hospital values.

Your development within the new role will be supported by a dedicated mentor and team leader who will ensure you have the support and guidance you require.

An integral part of the role will be to implement change and patient improvement within the ward environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills and build on your already excellent knowledge and skills base.

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 Trust "CARE" values: Com passionate, 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.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Emma Morley

Job title:

Ward Manager Email address: emma. Telephone number:

Emma Morley / Siobhan Connor (Ward Managers) on  or emma. / siobhan.