Bank Healthcare Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Winchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Pre-Assessment Nurse to join their team in Winchester. This role is pivotal in ensuring patients are in optimal health for their procedures, involving the management of complex cases and delivering compassionate care. The ideal candidate will have NMC registration and relevant clinical experience, with strong communication and leadership skills. The organization values flexibility and personal development, making it a great place to grow your career while contributing to outstanding patient care across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with experience in pre-assessment.
• First-level degree or working towards one is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex patients autonomously.
• Ensure high standards of patient care and safety.
• Provide information to patients about procedures.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Leadership qualities

Ability to prioritise workload

Empathy in managing distressing situations

Education

Current NMC registration

First-level degree or working towards one

History Taking and Physical Assessment course

Job description

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Client:

Hampshire Hospitals NHS

Location:

Winchester, United Kingdom

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job overview

The Band 6 Pre-Assessment nurse will work as an autonomous practitioner with a caseload of complex patients within a team structure. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate care is essential to our organisation. Pre-Assessment is considered to be a pivotal part of the patient’s pathway, ensuring patients are in their optimal health for their procedures. The post holder will lead the service in Winchester with band 7 support and across all trust sites, including Basingstoke, Winchester, and Andover.

Main duties of the job

• Practise autonomously, managing a caseload of patients and supporting the team in delivering a seven-day, twenty-four-hour service, with responsibilities delegated accordingly. This includes:
• Maintaining high standards of professional practice to ensure quality and safety of patient care, experience, and the patient journey.
• Ensuring patients are fully informed about their procedures and what to expect during post-operative recovery.
• Applying specialised clinical practice, knowledge, skills, and experience.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is central across our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our culture emphasizes placing people at the heart of all we do, fostering a sense of belonging, learning, improvement, and excellence.

We provide specialist services nationally and internationally. We are among the few UK centres treating pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare abdominal cancer, and are leaders in tertiary liver and colorectal cancers.

The trust employs over 9,000 staff with an annual turnover exceeding £500 million. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through elected governors, who influence our future plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are open to flexible working arrangements; all requests will be considered.

Further details about the Trust and this role are available in the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration at level one with post-registration experience in pre-assessment.
• A first-level degree or working towards one.
• Holder of History Taking and Physical Assessment course.

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience in pre-assessment.
• Knowledge of NHS policies, standards, and procedures related to patient care.
• Experience in Women's Health is desirable.

Skills

• Ability to prioritise workload and respond to urgent/emergency situations.
• Effective communication skills, able to convey complex information to a multi-professional team, patients, and carers empathetically.
• Leadership qualities, especially in managing change.
• Physical fitness to manage exertion during shifts.
• Empathy in managing distressing or emotional situations.

Training

• Provides learning and development support to colleagues within and outside own clinical area.