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.
Closing date of applications
17 November 2026
Interview date
1 December 2026
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 4th busiest 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stacy Short Job title: Senior Sister Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01332 787436
Kellie Wright- Senior Sister
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Surgical Assessment Unit- Royal Derby Hospital
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