Pre-Assessment Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Pre-Assessment Nurse to join the Surgical Pre-Assessment Team at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.

You will assess patients pre-surgery and contribute to a safe, informed, and compassionate patient experience within the Smithfield Wing. You will work with Breast, Gynae/Fertility and Endocrine Services and collaborate with surgeons, perioperative medicine and senior nursing teams to support planned procedures and drive service improvement

Responsibilities

• Assess patients pre-surgery in the Smithfield Wing.
• Deliver high-quality pre-operative care for Breast, Gynae and Endocrine cases.
• Provide professional advice, care and family support across settings.

Skills

Surgical experience

Job description

We are looking for an inspired individual with Surgical experience to join our Surgical Pre- Assessment Team at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. The job offers the unique opportunity to bring your expertise to ensure safe and compssionate patient experience whilst maximising our capacity utilisation through innovative ways.

You will work alongside your pre- assessment colleagues including, Surgeons and Perioperative Medicine and Senior Nursing Team to deliver high quality care to patients undergoing Breast, Gynae or Endocrine Surgery. The majority of these patients will be treated in the new Smithfield Wing.

You will have the opportunity to ensure patients receive high quality care, ensuring they feel informed, engaged and well prepared for their pending treatment. The post holder will actively contribute to realise the service vision and key targets by working closely with the service leads. The post holder will partner with the peers to drive incremental innovation to achieve safe and compassionate patient experience

The Pre Assessment Nurse will work as part of a nurse- led team to assess patients pre-surgery in the new Smithfield Wing at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. The successful candidate will have an exciting opportunity to work with Breast, Gynae/ Fertility and Endocrine Services, delivering patient- centred care as they prepare for their planned surgery.

The post holder will contribute to service provision, providing professional expertise, advice, care and support to those needing treatment and their families. The nurse will work across organizational boundaries and act as a link by maintaining ongoing contact with patients in a variety of settings. She / he will participate in research and education to advance clinical excellence in the care of this patient cohort.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.