Staff Nurse

Overview

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The closing date is 23 January 2026

Would you like the opportunity to join us as a Band 5 Staff Nurse?

If so, then Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting talented, committed individuals who share our vision, values and professional ambition.

We currently have vacancy in the Pre-Operative Assessment Department, as below:

- 30 hours per week, at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.

Countywide working will also be required when necessary to cover leave.

We have a wide range of different clinics offering a good opportunity to learn and give variety to your working week. We are committed to providing flexibility and can offer shift patterns as above, Monday - Friday.

Our pre-op assessments are made through an online system called Synopsis. Our service provides assessment for a wide variety of surgical procedures across the County therefore you will be mentored and supported to learn the role. Ideally you will have pre-operative assessment experience, however a sound knowledge of both medicine and surgery would be keenly considered. It is an exciting time to join the service with many national changes happening and services being reconfigured to forge forward in meeting the healthcare needs of our local communities.

The service offers a range of different clinics to maximise learning potential and opportunity to gain new skills such as triage, venepuncture and ECG interpretation. You will work closely with the Nursing and Anaesthetic team and be supported to achieve your pre-operative competencies.

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job Summary

Using your clinical experience and skills, you will work with your team as a named nurse to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing.

Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.

You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers regarding their care and educate patients where there is a need.

You will communicate effectively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure high quality patient care.

You will show commitment to sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness.

You will provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.

You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.

You will rotate through Pre-op Assessment Countywide which includes KTC, WRH and the Alex.

Role Details

You will ensure the provision of accurate Pre-operative patient information and documentation via Synopsis Conducting holistic clinical assessments of all patients awaiting surgery, making appropriate onward referrals in a timely fashion.

You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Conducting holistic clinical assessments of all patients awaiting surgery, making appropriate onward referrals in a timely fashion.

You will safeguard vulnerable adults.

You will educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified, including information on adopting a healthier lifestyle and provide health promotion to make every contact count.

Ensuring that all necessary follow up and discharge preparations are in place prior to admission.

Liaising with Consultants and their teams in the event of surgical cancellations.

You will be responsible for developing…