Registered Nurse​/ODP

This fixed-term post sits with the ward and recovery team of the Tiverton Day Case Unit at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, with flexibility to support other Day Surgery Units. It centres on planning and managing individual patient care programmes in day surgery. Hours are 28.5 a week over three weekday shifts from 8am to 6pm, with no nights or weekends, on a contract running to September 2027.

Applicants need NMC or HCPC registration, depending on whether they are nurses or ODPs.

• Plan and manage individual care programmes for patients within the Day Surgery Unit
• Deliver high quality, professional and friendly care
• Work flexibly across other Day Surgery Units when required

• NMC registration as a Registered Nurse
• HCPC registration as an operating department practitioner

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm and motivation
• Hard-working
• Commitment to working flexibly within a multidisciplinary team

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days
• Funding for qualifications such as a degree, care certificate or leadership courses
• Study days, CPD and rotational placements
• Flexible working schemes and family friendly policies
• Occupational health services, including counselling and wellbeing activities
• Staff discounts and national discount services such as Blue Light Card
• NHS Pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice, car lease and cycle to work schemes, including onsite nursery at Exeter