Registered Nurse - Day Procedure Unit / Day Admission Unit

We are seeking to employ enthusiastic, highly motivated Registered Nurses to join our joint services within DPU and SDAU. The Day Procedure Unit team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is one of the major elective surgical Units in East Anglia. Following the Nationally recognised British Association of Day Surgery Directory the Unit is continually reviewing and evaluating its services, providing pre and post operative nurse led care for wide range of surgical specialities, including Urology, Gynae, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Oral, General Surgery, Vascular and Pain Management. The Same Day Admission Unit (SDAU) is a dedicated department which admits and prepares adult patients for elective surgery. Our patients attend the Same Day Admissions Unit for their admission, and after their surgery they are then transferred to an inpatient ward for their recovery and discharge. Our teams works closely with other departments in the Trust, including the Day Procedure Unit, Preoperative Assessment, Surgical Specialty Teams, Anaesthetics, Theatres and the wards. The Day Procedure Unit and Same Day Admissions Unit embraces the opportunity for individuals to gain leadership skills to co-ordinate patient activity, to manage own workload and to assist the coordinator with day-to-day tasks in both departments., For the Day Procedure Unit you will gain knowledge and experience in the management ofperioperative care for adult patients from admission to discharge. We ensure all staff adhere to theagreed admission discharge and transfer protocols, in line with staff training, skills and competency.Distinctly for the Trust, a nurse led discharge is followed whereby the day surgery nurses adhere toset protocols and standard operating procedures under the advice and guidance of the clinicalspecialists. For Same Day Admissions the post holder will be admitting patients for surgery who require morethan a 23 hour stay. You will also be expected to clinically assess and review patients listed forsurgery the following day to ensure all investigations and required essential tests have beencompleted. For both areas the post holder will be expected to ensure patients are adequately prepared for theirprocedure including preoperative tests such as observations, blood monitoring, pregnancy test andurinalysis. Other enhanced skills include venepuncture and ECG. This variety and flexibility ensuremaintenance of professional and leadership approaches through the challenges faced in eachspecialist area and patient group. The Day Procedure Unit and Same Day Admissions plays a vital role in education and training of nurses, ODPs and trainee clinicians in the speciality of elective surgery.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics