Registered Nurse

We are excited to offer permanent Registered Nurse positions in the Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) and Surgical Same Day Emergency Care department (SSDEC) at the Royal Derby Hospital. SAU is a 24 bedded unit caring for inpatients with a 6 bedded assessment/triage area. SAU is an emergency admission unit for assessment of emergency surgical patients, taking referrals from the emergency department, GP and other sources. In addition, SAU staff work in the Surgical Same Day emergency care (SSDEC) area, currently located opposite the SAU. SAU care for patients on multiple General Surgical, Urology and Vascular pathways. Is responsible and accountable for the delivery of high quality, effective, and compassionate nursing care, including assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of holistic and individualised care. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to patients with acute surgical condition
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, recognising and escalating clinical deterioration appropriately
• Support the rapid assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients within the SDEC pathway
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and timely patient care
• Administer medications and treatments in accordance with NMC standards and Trust policies
• Maintain accurate patient records and contribute to effective patient flow through the service
• Promote patient safety, dignity, and wellbeing, ensuring care is delivered in line with Trust values
• Support students and colleagues and actively participate in learning, development, and quality improvement activities
Closing date of applications: 17 November 2026 Interview date: 1 December 2026 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  
  We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.