Staff Nurse - Day Surgery Unit; WBCH Part Time

Main area Day Surgery Unit (WBCH Thatcham) Grade NHS AfC:
Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 23.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job

Employer Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site West Berkshire Community Hospital Town Thatcham Salary £31,049 - £37,796 pro-rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/03/2026 23:59

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘
Good
’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.

We areCom passionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Day Surgery Unit (WBCH Thatcham)

This is a part-time post for 23.5 hours per week.

PLEASE NOTE:
This post is based at West Berkshire Community Hospital, London Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG18 3AS
.

We are looking for a staff nurse to join our ward team within the day surgery unit, working Monday to Friday.

You will be caring for patients undergoing a range of surgical and endoscopy procedures.

There may be opportunities to work in other areas of the department (theatre, endoscopy, recovery) as required.

We will provide opportunities for nurses to develop both professionally and personally, through local training and external professional courses.

• Working as part of the multidisciplinary team focusing on the ward team. There may be opportunities to work in other areas of the department (theatre, endoscopy, recovery) as required.
• Admission and preparation of patients for surgical and endoscopy procedures.
• Recovery and discharge of patients following different anaesthetics.
• Recognises, responds to and appropriately manages emergency situations.
• Work autonomously in a nurse led unit.
• Maintaining accurate patient records on EPR.
• To assist with ordering and maintaining the clinical area.

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

Our "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.

Undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.

Deliver care without direct supervision. Accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.

Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.

Accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others.

Act as role model, delivering…