Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pre-assessment

Lewishamandgreenwich; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a dynamic Deputy Department Manager for the pre-operative assessment unit. The role requires a motivated nurse with excellent clinical skills and significant experience to deliver high-quality care. Responsibilities include patient assessments, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring nursing quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration clinical experience in pre-operative assessment or equivalent.
• Clear understanding of nursing quality.
• Ability to assure excellence in clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' suitability and fitness for surgery and anaesthesia.
• Conduct assessment of medical and psychological status of elective surgical patients.
• Provide information about the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative processes.

Skills

Clinical nursing skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Motivation

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Deputy Department Manager Pre-assessment

Deputy Department Manager Pre-assessment

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We are looking to recruit a dynamic nurse with excellent clinical nursing skills, to deliver a high quality service to patients attending the pre-operative assessment unit. We are looking for a nurse who has vision and passion to work within our nursing team to provide the best possible care for our patients. The successful applicant will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with significant post-registration clinical experience within the area of pre-operative assessment or equivalent general adult surgical experience. Applicants will need to have a clear understanding of nursing quality and be able to assure excellence in clinical care. Applicants must have the relevant experience and knowledge of care delivery appropriate to this patient group, be creative, enthusiastic, motivated and have excellent communication skills. The post holder will be expected to act as a role model and contribute to the development and training needs of staff within the department. The ability to work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team is essential, together with excellent communication skills.

Assess patients suitability and fitness for surgery and anaesthesia using agreed protocols

To take a targeted history of the patient including airway assessment.

Conduct assessment of both the medical and psychological status of elective surgical patients.

To order and perform diagnostic tests within set protocols and working to agreed actions where abnormalities are discovered.

To ensure all test results are available for day of surgery

To recognize the significance of any observation made and use them to highlight situations which may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the patient.

Refer patients who fall outside the agreed criteria to an anaesthetist, who may then make further referrals

Refer patient back to primary care or another healthcare professional to optimize the patients' medical condition, according to local guidelines.

To provide information about the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative process, ensuring the patient has an understanding of the proposed procedure and any specific preoperative instructions

To identify any special requirements needed to facilitate prompt discharge

To communicate effectively and liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team and primary care team as appropriate.

To comply at all times with the NMC code of conduct.

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lizzie Thomas Job title: Department Manager Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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