• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Joining our friendly and welcoming Day Surgery team where you will provide high quality nursing care for all patients on the day case pathway including nurse led pre assessment, post operative care and discharge to ensure they are prepared for surgery.

  We are recognised locally and nationally as a centre of excellence, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams that we are very proud along with the service we provide to our patients and their families. Upon joining us, we offer you continuous professional development and training opportunities throughout your employment with us to ensure you can thrive in the workplace.

  Should you be successful in the Registered Nurse position, you will be working 30.00 hours per week on a permanent contract over our Monday to Friday service.

  For an informal chat, please contact Alex Alen Senior Sister.

  Main duties of the job

  • To pre assess patients prior to their day case procedure following an electronic pre assessment assessing the patients fitness for surgery and sharing information with the patient about the day case process.
  • Caring for patient on the day of their surgery pre and post operatively ensuring a safe recovery .
  • Discharging patients home using the criteria for a nurse led discharge

  About us

  Day surgery is changing and growing across the NHS and in Torbay we push boundaries, we have close links with The British Association of Day Surgery and our always looking for ways to improve our current pathways and take on new challenges.

  Many of our staff work in more than one area of the unit and enjoy the challenge.

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  Details

  Date posted

  02 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  388-7283227-PC&S

  Job locations

  Day Surgery Unit Torbay Hospital

  Newton Road

  Torquay

  TQ2 7AA

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of services
  • Report any incidents accidents or near misses following the correct incident reporting procedure
  • To take charge of the unit in the absence of team leader ensuring patient and staff safety is maintained at all times and supervising staff, ensuring they work to their capabilities
  • To ensure all learners are guided and assessed to effectively achieve their objectives and standards of care

  Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.

  Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of services
  • Report any incidents accidents or near misses following the correct incident reporting procedure
  • To take charge of the unit in the absence of team leader ensuring patient and staff safety is maintained at all times and supervising staff, ensuring they work to their capabilities
  • To ensure all learners are guided and assessed to effectively achieve their objectives and standards of care

  Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.

  Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NMC registered Nurse

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in acute nursing

  Desirable

  • Expereince in surgical/day surgery nursing

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to assess plan and evaluate care for adult nursing

  Desirable

  • Knowledge in adult and paediatirc nursing

  Communication

  Essential

  • Excellent verbal and written communication

  Desirable

  • Familiar with day surgery IT systems

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NMC registered Nurse

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in acute nursing

  Desirable

  • Expereince in surgical/day surgery nursing

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to assess plan and evaluate care for adult nursing

  Desirable

  • Knowledge in adult and paediatirc nursing

  Communication

  Essential

  • Excellent verbal and written communication

  Desirable

  • Familiar with day surgery IT systems

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Day Surgery Unit Torbay Hospital

  Newton Road

  Torquay

  TQ2 7AA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Day Surgery Unit Torbay Hospital

  Newton Road

  Torquay

  TQ2 7AA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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