Job summary
- Main area
- Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 151-LC310
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £31,469 - £38,308 per annum including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Recovery
Band 5
Job overview
Join Our Passionate Post-Anaesthetic Care Team!
Are you a dedicated and compassionate Nurse or ODP looking for your next exciting opportunity? We’re seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated professionals to join our supportive, friendly, and caring team in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit.
This is your chance to make a real difference in patient recovery while working in a dynamic and rewarding environment. If you have a passion for high-quality care and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you!
🔹 Be part of a dedicated NHS team
🔹 Enhance your skills in a fast-paced setting
🔹 Enjoy a supportive and friendly workplace
Apply today and take the next step in your NHS career!
Main duties of the job
We provide a comprehensive service to Main Theatres, covering a wide range of specialities, including:
✔️ General Surgery
✔️ Orthopaedics & Trauma
✔️ Vascular & Spinal
✔️ Gynaecology & Obstetrics
✔️ ENT
In addition, we support a busy Day Surgical Unit and Radiology suite, with dedicated Paediatric and Obstetric bays. We also provide care for Level 1-2 extended/overnight patients, ensuring high-quality post-operative recovery.
💙 Why join us?
✔️ Be part of a dedicated NHS team committed to patient care
✔️ Work in a varied and fast-paced clinical setting
✔️ Gain experience across multiple surgical specialities
✔️ Enjoy a supportive and friendly workplace
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
📢 Apply today and take the next step in your NHS career!
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Unfortunately no overseas applications will be considered without an NMC registration
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse Level 1
- Current NMC registration
- IV certification
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998/ teaching and assessing course or Mentor prep
- Relevant Recovery/HDU/Critical care course or qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience
- Flexible working
- Working with patient information systems
Desirable criteria
- Recent PACU/Theatre/HDU/ICU
- Good computer skills
Competencies
Essential criteria
- Experience of effective collaborative working with multi disciplinary teams
- Nursing knowledge and clinical skills based on up-to-date best practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children/young people
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Rose
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 613 4181
- Additional information
Cristina Albastroiu 0300 613 4181
Jette Delizo 0300 613 4181
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