Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity within the Recovery team for enthusiastic and dynamic nurses wanting to develop their critical thinking skills and advanced nursing skills in the provision of excellent perioperative care and patient experience.

Recovery Units consist of four areas which cover a full variety of specialities including specialities such as  plastics,  spinal surgery, paediatrics, gynaecology, orthopaedic and trauma.

The post holder will be a registered nurse with previous surgical nursing experience. Be a good communicator and able to work as part of a team and on their own initiative. Be willing to undertake specialist training. The successful candidate will work as part of a team who cover across site working with our recovery team in High Wycombe.

We have a tradition of excellence and our vision is simple, to provide a gold standard in peri-operative practice, and invest in you the people who deliver care. We are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development and/or implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients undergoing theatre procedures.

To provide highly skilled assistance in all areas of the operating department and associated areas, and act as a professional member of the theatre team. He/she is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care, maintaining a highly skilled standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies.

The post holder will teach, supervise and motivate qualified and unqualified staff including basic and/or post basic students (Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners), back to nursing students and health care assistants.

Working for our organisation

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 What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.  
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

 Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. 

 What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.