Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Day shifts, Night shifts, Weekends and Bank Holidays)
- Job ref
- 213-NUR-PRUH-7153310
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 Per Annum Including High Cost Area
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Theatre Recovery
Band 5
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
PRUH Main Theatre is seeking a dedicated Staff Nurse to join our 12-bay recovery unit, delivering outstanding care to patients across various specialties, including general surgery, laparoscopic procedures, gynaecology, bariatrics, urology and orthopaedics and trauma, CEPOD (emergency cases), and maternity elective and emergency care. You will play a vital role in two critical phases of post-operative care:
1st Stage Recovery: This is where patients receive immediate care as they emerge from anaesthesia. You will provide intensive one-to-one support, focusing on airway management, stabilizing observations, and addressing urgent needs such as pain control, nausea, or bleeding. You will work in close coordination with anaesthetists, surgeons and other members of the healthcare team, using advanced monitoring equipment to ensure each patient’s safe transition through their per-operative journey. Patients in this stage often require rapid interventions, making this a challenging but rewarding aspect of the role.
2nd Stage Recovery: Once patients are stable, they are moved to second stage, where your focus shifts to preparing them for discharge or transfer. Here, you will manage ongoing pain relief, wound care, hydration, mobility support, and patient education. You will liaise with families, providing clear instructions and reassurance to help patients feel confident about their recovery at home. This is very essential.
Main duties of the job
As a band 5 Recovery Nurse:
• Provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to both perioperative patients and their relatives within the King’s College Hospital.
• To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the senior Nurse/ Coordinator of the day.
• To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of practitioners within the Department
• Act as a clinical resource within the Department and across the Care Group as necessary.
• Act as appositive role model to junior members of staff
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
• To adhere to the NMC / HPC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
• To demonstrate expert knowledge in recovery practice and the various recovery equipment and devices.
• To demonstrate clinical expertise in the care of postoperative patients, monitoring them throughout their post-operative surgical interventions and Post-Operative recovery care using the latest evidence based practice.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the needs of patients on an ongoing basis, co-ordinating the care given by all members of the clinical team.
• To accurately assimilate and interpret clinical information about the patients’ condition, instigate appropriate remedial action and promptly report changes.
• To act as a resource person to others, providing accurate information, advice and support to the multidisciplinary team, patients and their relatives.
• To ensure that accurate records are maintained, reflecting both, the changes in the patient’s condition and the treatment delivered.
• To ensure that patients and their relatives are updated regularly with accurate information, and ensure that this is presented in a sensitive way and one that they understand.
• To ensure that Clinical Guidelines are properly implemented. To be actively involved in auditing practice in conjunction with Line Manager and practice development staff.
• To ensure that practice is evidence based and with support assist in the development of policies and protocols within the clinical area.
• To uphold high standards of perioperative care, according to existing policies and standards.
• To support the process of continuous quality improvement, assisting in audits, to formally evaluate standards of care and assist in the implementation of changes in the light of such findings.
• To organise patient transfers both within and outside the department, escorting ill patients as requested.
• To contribute to the health education of patients and their families, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate advice and support to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
• To actively support the implementation of the Trust nursing / local perioperative strategy and uphold the ethos of the local philosophy
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN1) with active NMC registration at time of starting appointment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clinical expertise relevant to the area
- Awareness and understanding of current acute health issues
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members
- Ability to manage and prioritise conflicting workloads
Desirable criteria
- Computer literacy skills
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
- Ronnelle Michaelis
- Job title
- Practice Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689 864095
- Additional information
For further information or to arrange an informal visit:
Jennifer Beveridge, Matron: 01689863414 or 65313(Wi-Fi)
Email: [email protected]
Ronelle Michaelis, PDN: 01689864095.
Email: [email protected]
Tracy Hopkins, Recovery Clinical Coordinator: 01689865025.
Email: [email protected]
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