Senior Staff Nurse-Pre-assessment > London > Joboolo FR :
Société : The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth Lieu : London England
We are currently looking for a dynamic and dedicated Senior Pre-AssessmentNurse to help run the service ensuring safe and effective pre-operative care.
The post holder is responsible for ensuring the safe assessment of patients in line with Hospital and National guidelines.
You will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of assessment skills with analysis of clinical findings to determine fitness to proceed to surgery.
The successful candidate will work using Lifebox pre-assessment software to ensure accurate health records are kept at all times - patient health records must be kept up to date at all times in line with Hospital policies.
This is a day’s only post, with a shift pattern that covers Monday to Friday between 8am and 8pm.
Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our luxury private Hospital has an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients and is unique in that all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s.
*What would be my responsibilities be my responsibilities as Senior Pre-AssessmentNurse:
* · Working autonomously, completing Pre-Assessment for a caseload of patients, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history · Completes testing as per NICE guidelines, interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate staff · Completes venepuncture, ECG, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy.
· Identifies patients with specific health issues and undertakes relevant risk scoring · Demonstrates appropriate review of previous anaesthetic documentation · Follow up on outcomes of referrals to ensure fitness to proceed · Provides information about any specific pre-operative instructions, intraoperative care and discharge · Identifies cultural requirements, communication or other specialist health or social needs · Liaise with the anaesthetist and surgeon to determine fitness to proceed · Following assessment, seeks advice where necessary, to ensure the appropriate level of post-operative care can be determined · Communicates any special requirements and essential resources to the MDT team · Provides verbal and written information regarding the anticipated post-operative recovery, and commences discharge planning and assesses the home support available to the patient post-discharge, and identifies any special requirements to facilitate prompt discharge · Liaise with General Practitioners and other Health Professional involved in the patient’s care to arrange treatment plans for patients in preparation for surgery · Provides support and advice for patients, carers, family and staff · To be proactive in efforts to improve pre-assessment service by escalating ideas and queries to relevant staff · To be efficient in time management to manage all patients through the process · Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
· Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
*Am I the right person for this Senior Pre-AssessmentNurse post? * · Registered Nurse · Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing · Minimum of 3 years post-registration in nursing field · Previous experience in providing nurse led pre-assessment services · Excellent clinical skills · Excellent communicator · Work without direct supervision · Sound knowledge of current issues in nursing, developments · Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team · Good organisational and time management skills · Demonstrable knowledge and skills in a variety of clinical specialities within an outpatient’s setting · Flexible · Confident decision maker · Computer literate *Why work for us as a Senior Pre-AssessmentNurse:
? * At our Hospital we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment.
As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits; from 27 days annual leave, generous private healthcare cover, contributory pension schemes – including continuation of the NHS pension, to providing short-term accommodation for new starters.
Working with us, all eligible employees receive; * Competitive pay with progressive band structuring * Private healthcare cover of up to £20,000 per year * Ongoing training and development programmes * Discounts at local, national and online shops * Interest-free season ticket loans * Cycle to work loan scheme * Employee Service Excellence recognition rewards If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.
NURSE1 Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent Salary:
Up to £36,698.00 per year Benefits:
* Canteen * Company events * Company pension * Cycle to work scheme * Private medical insurance * Referral programme * Sick pay * Store discount Ability to commute/relocate:
* London:
reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Licence/Certification:
* NMC (preferred) Work Location:
One location %8506583% %%mednurse%% The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth LondonEngland
