Job summary
- Main area
- Preassessment
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 276-6503375-KV
- Employer
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Preassessment Senior Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as
- tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
- flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
- a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
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Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)
Job overview
We are currently seeking an experienced highly motivated professional qualified nurse to join our preassessment team. This individual will be able to work within a multidisciplinary team approach to ensuring patients are optimised and prepared safely for surgery.
Exciting developments coming to preassessment including NHS GIRFT recovery work, pre-screening and development of digital preassessment module.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with in the preassessment team undertaking assessments on patients due for plastic, maxiloifacial and corneo-plastic surgery. Supporting the anaesthetic and surgical teams, patients and relatives. Liaising with external agencies to ensure pre operative health promotion and optimal patient care. Identifying and highlighting patient needs and notifying scheduling, theatres, ward, discharge team and consultants while planning effective admissions for patients . The post holder will have excellent communication skills, be confident, motivated, independent and proactive in patient assessment, patient care and decision making skills.
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will undertake pre-operative assessments of all elective inpatient and day surgery admissions including local, regional and general anaesthetics. By successfully completing the assessment process, ordering preoperative investigations and liaising with internal and external members of the multidisciplinary team the post holder will have prepared the patients for admission and reduce cancellations.
Be expected to work autonomously and independently with exceptional time management, prioritise referrals to within the trust and primary care. Be in charge of their own caseload including cancellation of admissions and following up referrals and investigations for the more complex patients.
The post holder must demonstrate clinical decision-making skills and take responsibility for decisions. Ordering correct pre-operative investigations. Liaising with specialist teams to create and organise preoperative care management plans, including making the clinical decision to refer to medical anaesthetic team and declare a patient is fit for surgery. Acting on abnormal results in a timely and effective manner to minimise any delays in treatment.
Be able to provide health promotion advice when indicated and give explanations to the patients +/- relatives and promote health education to provide efficient discharge of patients.
Take an in-depth history from the patient and evaluate previously unknown health issues.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Previous Preassessment Experience
- Previous caseload management
Desirable criteria
- Preassessment Course
- Experience in Plastic/maxfac/corneo Nursing
- Experience of Leadership/management
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
- Hannah Kench
- Job title
- Preassessment Specialist Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01342 414292
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Holtye Road
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
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