Job summary
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Pre-Op Assessment Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic nurse who can demonstrate commitment to the provision of high-quality person-centred care.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide high standards of individualised care for the people who use our services ,whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity at all time.
When working in the surgical Surgical Admissions Unit to help ensure a smooth running of the department and the timely arrival of patients to theatre. Liaising with the theatres and the multidisciplinary team on a daily basis to ensure good communication and patient outcomes and to provide high quality and concise pre-assessment for elective surgical patients and to help ensure efficient and safe patient based care to patients on the day of surgery.
Our philosophy is 'together we can make things better', if this aligns with your ambition, passion and beliefs, we will welcome an application from you.
Main duties of the job
To be able to undertake nurse led pre-assessment on patients undergoing elective surgery for all specialities ,provide health promotion advice and ensure that written information relating to the surgery is given. Patient is optimised for surgery and risks are identified and action taken
When working in the Surgical Admissions Unit to help ensure the smooth running of the department and the timely arrival of patients to theatre ,liaising with the multi disciplinary team and other departments on a daily basis
Working for our organisation
We are a small friendly team who manage our own daily workload to deliver high standards of patient centred care.
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Preceptorship is a period of structured support provided to health and care workers at key moments of career transition, such as entering the workforce for the first time, returning to work after a long period away, working in the UK for the first time, taking up a new role, or moving to a new organisation, to give them confidence to act as an autonomous practitioner. Watch our Preceptorship video to find out more!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered (Level 1) Adult Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Degree in nursing or on a pathway
- Interest in or experience of specialist surgery: head and neck, ENT, vascular, gynaecology and maxilla facial surgery
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous surgical experience
- Evidence of meeting PREP requirements
- Knowledge of Clinical governance
- Knowledge of individual responsibility to health and safety and clinical risk
Desirable criteria
- Previous pre-assessment experience
- Awareness of the NHS plan and current initiatives that affect us particularly in the south west penninsular
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracy Noble
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 654880
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