Job Summary
Joining our friendly and welcoming Day Surgery team where you will provide high quality nursing care for all patients on the day case pathway including nurse led pre assessment, post operative care and discharge. Including preparation for surgery and a safe discharge. We are recognised locally and nationally as a centre of excellence, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams that we are very proud of along with the service we provide to our patients and their families. Upon joining us, we offer you continuous professional development and training opportunities throughout your employment with us to ensure you can thrive in the workplace. Should you be successful in the Registered Nurse position, you will be working 37.5 hours per week in our pre assessment unit and secondary recovery area. It is currently a Monday to Friday service. For an informal chat, please contact Alex Alen Senior Sister.

Main duties of the job

• To pre assess patients prior to their day case procedure following an electronic pre assessment assessing the patients fitness for surgery and sharing information with the patient about the day case process.
• Caring for patient on the day of their surgery pre and post operatively ensuring a safe recovery.
• Discharging patients home using the criteria for a nurse led discharge

About us
Day surgery is changing and growing across the NHS and in Torbay we push boundaries, we have close links with The British Association of Day Surgery and our always looking for ways to improve our current pathways and take on new challenges. Many of our staff work in more than one area of the unit and enjoy the challenge. Care to Join Us?

Details
Date posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 1 years
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 388-7965241-PC&S
Job locations: Day Surgery Unit Torbay Hospital, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AA

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of services
• Report any incidents accidents or near misses following the correct incident reporting procedure
• To take charge of the unit in the absence of team leader ensuring patient and staff safety is maintained at all times and supervising staff, ensuring they work to their capabilities
• To ensure all learners are guided and assessed to effectively achieve their objectives and standards of care

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NMC registered Nurse

Desirable

• Mentoship

Experience
Essential

• Experience in acute nursing

Desirable

• Expereince in surgical/day surgery nursing

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to assess plan and evaluate care for adult nursing

Desirable

• Knowledge in adult and paediatirc nursing
• Knowledge in pre assessment of patients

Communication
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication

Desirable

• Familiar with day surgery IT systems

Additional Information
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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Senior Sister Alex Alen, alex.alen@nhs.net, 01803654040.