Registered Nurse - DSU including Theatres and Recovery in Southend-on-Sea

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Registered Nurse - DSU including Theatres and Recovery

Band 5

Main area Day Surgery including Ward, Theatres and Recovery Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 18.75 hours per week (Include weekends and bank holidays, long days, early shifts, late shifts up to 22:00) Job ref 390-SO-T&A-7992-B

Site Southend Town Westcliff on Sea Salary £32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Nurse looking to discover new opportunities?

Are you interested in pursuing a career in Theatre Nursing whilst maintaining your ward and Recovery skills?

Day surgery services and Main Theatre services are now managed by one team. The service covers Day Surgery Unit, Day Surgery Theatres and Day Surgery Recovery.

Day Surgery Unit functions from 07:30 hours to 22:00 hours.

In this role you will work as a competent member of the day surgery team, performing a wide range of duties in all areas . The efficient use of the Trust's resources is dependent on the effectiveness of all the staff in the department.

You will undertake the training and mentorship of the junior staff as well as educating clinicians new to the department on the workings of both units.

The successful applicant will be based in Theatre team within the DSU.

The post holder will support the trained members of staff in making the day surgery unit safe and pleasant for patients and staff and will be expected to undergo training as necessary.

This really is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and move your career forward in a best learning and supportive environment. DSU expansion can be the perfect opportunity to achieve that .

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to provide care to the pre and post operative patients.

As a team we aim for excellence in delivering exceptional care, acting with compassion towards our patients and team colleagues whilst appreciating the value and being respectful towards one another. Therefore, experience of team work, team values and safe patient care is very important to this role.

The department is primarily nurse led and nurses are responsible for surgical patients from admission to discharge. The position within the Day Surgery Unit includes becoming an independent practitioner and this involves working mainly in theatres, whilst also supporting ward and recovery.

Following successful completion of competencies, you will undertake the full range of duties appropriate to their work allocation without supervision working closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure all patients receive the highest possible standard of care, supported by evidence-based practice.

Your role will access, plan, implement and evaluate holistic, high quality and Individualised care which respects patient personal dignity and beliefs, ensure all patients receive a high standard of care in line with evidence-based practice and maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be.

As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting new role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working in acute sector
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary environment
• Committed to own and others personal and professional Development.
• Experience of working in Day Surgery Unit , Theatres or any surgical specialities.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered
• Completion of SSSA Training

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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