Registered Nurses & Enrolled Nurses
Core
Provide safe, comprehensive, and compassionate nursing care to patients undergoing surgical procedures and recovering from surgery across breast, thoracic, colorectal, and gastroenterology specialties.
Role type
Registered Nurse / Enrolled Nurse (Medical/Surgical)
Builds
Patient care pathways from pre-operative assessment through post-operative recovery, rehabilitation, and discharge planning.
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment, prioritisation, decision-making, post-operative nursing care, pain and symptom management, wound and drain care, medication administration, neurovascular observations, mobilisation, monitoring for complications, care coordination, discharge planning, patient and family education, multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical documentation.
Preferred skills
Previous surgical nursing experience, experience in breast/thoracic/colorectal/gastroenterology surgery, strong acute clinical skills.
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Undertake comprehensive pre- and post-operative assessments; provide high-quality post-operative nursing care including pain management and wound care; support patients through surgical journey including discharge planning; prioritise and coordinate care according to individual patient needs; work collaboratively with medical and allied health teams; maintain effective communication and accurate documentation; support patients and families through education and discharge planning.
Seniority
Experienced, acute clinical environment