Job summary
- Main area
- Ananesthetics - Preop
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 205-6299166
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hospital
- Town
- Stafford
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pre anum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a enthusiastic and dynamic Band 5 Nurse to join our Nurse Led Pre-operative Assessment team.
You will be flexible, committed to maintaining and improving high standards of patient care and experience. We assess elective patients from multiple specialties to ensure that they are safe and fully optimised for General anaesthetic.
The purpose of this role is to provide comprehensive preoperative clinical assessment, as well as detailed advice and counselling for surgical patients and their carers.
The post holder will act as a junior team member, supported by senior colleagues whilst developing skills specific to the preoperative care environment.
Main duties of the job
Undertaking virtual and face-to-face assessment of patients. We are looking for motivated individuals with a keen interest in digitalisation of patient pathways.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Role of the Staff Nurse within the PreAMS Department is to support the Service Lead and Directorate Management team in the delivery of the Service Level Agreement for anaesthetics and theatres.
The Staff Nurse works closely with the clinical team in the delivery of evidence based practice; ensuring patients receive safe and effective patient care to meet the Directorate & Trust safety agenda and matching parent and family expectations.
The Nursing team work in close partnership with the Consultants and Nurse Practitioners to ensure all patients receive a quality service when accessing the Service and will develop new Patient pathways, PGD’s guidelines and policies to support this working with the Lead
Nurse for Quality for the area
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Computer literacy course
- Health assessment course
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years post qualification practice
Desirable criteria
- Surgical experience
- Primary care experience
- Digital consultation experience
- Preop experience
skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
- experience with office 365
- iportal experience
- Experience managing data
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Louise Chilton
- Job title
- Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please contact via email to arrange an informal visit and/or further information.
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