A Vacancy at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU), also known as the Wilson unit, is part of the trust’s Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pathway. The unit has a capacity of 6 chairs, 6 trolley bays and a waiting area with 3 chairs, and accepts referrals from Urgent Care Centre (UCC), GP, Accident and Emergency, clinics and consultants. The four main specialities triaged and reviewed in SAU are General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology and Gynaecology.
The SAU also manages minor surgical procedures, wound care, and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy hot clinic for patients with gall stones.
Responsibilities
- Ensure nursing care within the unit is of a high standard and in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to meet the patient’s physical, social and psychological needs.
- Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.
- Build up and maintain rapport with patients and their relatives.
- Ensure that ordering, storage, administration, and documentation of drugs are in accordance with hospital policy.
This advert closes on Friday, 29 May 2026. Once a sufficient number of applications have been received, the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing date.
#J-18808-Ljbffr”, “datePosted”: “2026-05-20”, “hiringOrganization”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “The Hillingdon Hospital”, “sameAs”: “https://uk.whatjobs.com/pub_api__cpl__436993992__4861?utm_campaign=publisher&utm_medium=api&utm_source=4861&geoID=30080” }, “jobLocation”: { “@type”: “Place”, “address”: { “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “addressLocality”: “Uxbridge” } } }A Vacancy at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU), also known as the Wilson unit, is part of the trust’s Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pathway. The unit has a capacity of 6 chairs, 6 trolley bays and a waiting area with 3 chairs, and accepts referrals from Urgent Care Centre (UCC), GP, Accident and Emergency, clinics and consultants. The four main specialities triaged and reviewed in SAU are General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology and Gynaecology.
The SAU also manages minor surgical procedures, wound care, and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy hot clinic for patients with gall stones.
Responsibilities
- Ensure nursing care within the unit is of a high standard and in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to meet the patient’s physical, social and psychological needs.
- Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.
- Build up and maintain rapport with patients and their relatives.
- Ensure that ordering, storage, administration, and documentation of drugs are in accordance with hospital policy.
This advert closes on Friday, 29 May 2026. Once a sufficient number of applications have been received, the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing date.
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