Staff Nurse - Day Surgery Unit

Staff Nurse - Day Surgery Unit

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our Day Stay Unit (DSU) at Broomfield Hospital and Braintree Community Hospital.

These posts will involve the candidate working with the surgical patient through the pre operative and post operative periods, undertaking a nurse led admission and discharge role.

DSU undertakes a surgical pathway for patients undergoing an elective procedure who are admitted, operated upon, and discharged on the same calendar day. DSU also supports an emergency ambulatory pathway for urgent operations that can be arranged in 12 to 24 hours.

DSU works alongside The Theatre and Admission and Day Unit (TADSU) which is located in the main Theatre complex and undertakes a surgical pathway for patients undergoing a day stay pathway and an inpatient pathway. There may be occasions when you will be required to work within TADSU.

These units work together to provide safe and effective care to our patients across specialities including urology, vascular, breast, general, gynaecology, maxillary, ENT, orthopaedic, plastic, ophthalmology and pain clinic.

The successful candidates will be expected to complete Band 5 day surgery ward based competencies relevant to the surgical patient pathway. Additionally they may have the opportunity for theatre competencies as DSU at Broomfield Hospital has its own Integral Theatres.

Main duties of the job

• Nurse led admission and discharge providing holistic patient care.
• Identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others.
• Contribute to the monitoring and control of the use of resources within budgetary limits.
• Work as part of a team with good communication skills liaising with multiple departments.
• Develop own supervisory skills and competence.
• Contribute to the supervision, development and training of individual staff to enable them to function effectively in their role and responsibilities in accordance with the Trust policies and standard operating procedures.
• Contribute to the collection, recording and storage of information.
• Ensure flexibility to ensure the safe delivery of this service.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Person Specification Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Mentorship qualifications or equivalent experience
• Knowledge and experience
• Effective communication
• Personal and people development
• IT literate
• Day surgery experience
• ILS
• Venepuncture and cannulation
• Male and female catheterisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,049 a year (pro rata for part time)

Other

For full details of this rewarding role, where you'll get to work as part of a friendly team, please see attached job description. We look forward to receiving your application.