Job Description

There is an opportunity to join a expert team of nursing staff in the upper and lower gastro intestinal surgical field of nursing.



The successful post holder requires to be motivated to learn, to enjoy a fast paced surgical environment, and to work well within a team.



The ward main service users are elective admissions who require nursing care post surgery, along with emergency admissions from surgical assessment unit and post operative patients who require care in surgical special care post surgery.



The successful candidate will be expected to learn or carry out varied surgical procedures in line with the UHNM trust polices and procedures.



To have the ability to manage time effectively and the ability to use critical thinking to achieve safe effective patient outcomes .



To act as a professional role model to the patients and their families using effective communications skills to support best patient outcomes.



The post holder will be committed to continued learning to facilitate development.



The is opportunity to work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to support current patient care pathways.



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.



All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.



UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.



At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.



The successful candidate will be expected to learn or carry out varied surgical procedures in line with the UHNM trust polices and procedures.



To have the ability to manage time effectively and the ability to use critical thinking to achieve safe effective patient outcomes .



To act as a professional role model to the patients and their families using effective communications skills to support best patient outcomes.



The post holder will be committed to continued learning to facilitate development.



The is opportunity to work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to support current patient care pathways.