Job overview

Join Our Dynamic Team at The Royal Oldham Hospital

Are you a passionate Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference? We're seeking enthusiastic Band 5 staff nurses to join our Pre-operative Assessment team for a fixed term of 6 months, working 37.5 hours per week.

At The Royal Oldham Hospital, we pride ourselves on providing top-notch pre-operative care across various specialties. In this rewarding role, you will play a crucial part in assessing patients' care needs, developing personalised care plans, and evaluating their readiness for surgery. Your expertise will help ensure that every patient is medically fit for their procedure.

Why join us? You’ll benefit from the chance to expand your skills and knowledge across multiple specialties while working in a supportive environment alongside unregistered staff. As a valued team member, you will collaborate with management to deliver compassionate, high-quality care that prioritises the independence and wellbeing of our service users.

We're committed to your professional growth, offering robust development opportunities and an enhanced pay rate that reflects the Agenda for Change framework.

If you’re ready to embrace a challenge and go the extra mile for our patients, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become a part of our dedicated team that is making a difference every day.

Main duties of the job

Are you ready to make an impact in a vibrant healthcare setting? Join our team as a key player in maintaining high standards of clinical excellence!

In this vital role, you will:

·         Execute nursing procedures with precision and care, ensuring every patient receives the highest quality treatment

·         Conduct thorough pre-assessment screenings before theatre dates, playing a pivotal role in ensuring surgical readiness

·         Take charge of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care to determine patients' medical fitness for their upcoming procedures

Your keen analytical skills will help you identify both actual and potential health issues, allowing for timely referrals to our esteemed consultant, medical, and anaesthetic teams.

As a champion of clinical governance, you'll inspire your colleagues, prioritise service user safety and dignity, and drive a culture of continuous improvement within our team.

If you’re ready to embrace responsibility and make a difference in the lives of our patients, we want YOU on our team! Come and be a part of a compassionate environment dedicated to excellence in care.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.