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Nursing Team Lead - Pre-Assessment

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Warrington

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

Full time

Yesterday

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Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for a Pre Op Assessment Team Lead to join their department in Warrington. This role is ideal for a Nurse with previous team leader experience or those wanting to advance their career. Responsibilities include managing a caseload of patients, leading clinical triage, and ensuring fitness for surgery. Benefits include generous annual leave, pension options, and private medical insurance. Candidates must have an Adult Nursing Degree and leadership experience.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Pension with flexible retirement options

'Spire for you' reward platform

Free Bupa wellness screening

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Qualifications

Experience leading a pre-operative assessment team.
Significant working in a pre-operative assessment context.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires.
Manage a caseload of patients autonomously.
Collaborate with anaesthetist and surgeon to determine fitness for surgery.

Skills

Advance assessment skills

Well-developed communication skills

Experience of leadership

Ability to work autonomously

Supervision of staff

Education

Adult Nursing Degree

Registered with the NMC

Undertaken a nationally recognised pre-assessment course

Spire Cheshire are looking for an experienced Pre Op Assessment Team Leader to join the pre assessment department on a full time basis of 37.5hrs per week.

This role will suit a Pre Op Assessment Nurse who is looking for the next step in their career or a Nurse with the team leader experience.

At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

Duties and responsibilities

Working autonomously, completes POA for a caseload of patients and backfilling protected clinic slots for short dated bookings, undertaking a targeted history with assessment of past medical, operative and anaesthetic history.
Lead on the clinical triage of all patient Health Questionnaires to ensure appropriate POA pathway identified for all patients.
Local hospital short dated bookings process to be followed to reduce pressure points and to ensure a smooth patient journey for urgent cases.
Completes testing as per NICE guidelines (NG45), interprets and manages the results, and where appropriate initiates relevant referrals to appropriate staff.
Completes venepuncture, electrocardiogram, lung function testing and requesting of x-ray as per policy where clinically appropriate.
Identifies patients with specific health issues and undertakes relevant risk scoring where indicated and manages the results.
Demonstrates appropriate review of previous anaesthetic documentation and is able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key factors that would require referral for anaesthetist assessment.
Follows 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.
Liaises 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.
Actively manages the MDT process, tracking patients and communicates any special requirements and essential resources to the wider teams.

Who we're looking for

Adult Nursing Degree and registered with the NMC
Has undertaken a nationally recognised pre-assessment course.
Significant working in a pre-operative assessment team and experience in a pre-op team leader role.
Advance assessment skills in a POA or equivalent background.
Able to work independently and prioritise patient caseload and POA workload.
Ability to work autonomously and experience of supervision of staff.
Experience of leadership
Well-developed communication skills, written verbal and IT.
Participates and assists in the development of policy, guidelines and patient information for POA.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally
Strong focus on delivering and meeting customer expectations
Takes an active role in the supervision and teaching of staff and students, including assessment of EEs for junior staff.