Pre-Operative Assessment Nurse

TN United Kingdom; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Sister to provide exceptional patient care in a pre-operative assessment department. This role involves managing a complex caseload, offering guidance to junior staff, and ensuring effective resource management. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical leadership and contribute to quality and risk management initiatives. Join a supportive multidisciplinary team where your expertise will be valued, and make a significant impact on patient outcomes in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Senior Nurse with multi-surgical specialty experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients for fitness for surgery and anesthesia.
• Manage a caseload of complex patients and supervise staff.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Resource Management

Clinical Leadership

Infection Control

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Nursing Qualification

Teaching and Mentorship Qualification

Job description

Job overview

To provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised holistic patient care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. To act as a positive role model within the pre-operative assessment department.

The band 6 Sister will be required to manage her own caseload of complex patients with multiple co-morbidities and support junior staff within the department, offering guidance and advice in the absence of the lead nurses. The band 6 will be expected to manage the department and coordinate the daily activities of the department in the absence of the department leads.

Main duties of the job

1. Assess patients for fitness for surgery/anesthesia.
2. Be aware of effective resource management.
3. Be accountable for a caseload of patients, including supervising staff and students.
4. Maintain a visible presence in the preoperative clinic and provide clear clinical leadership to the nursing team in the absence of the band 7.
5. Support the named budget holder and authorized signatory for financial resources, ensuring stock levels are monitored and maintained, and clinic resources are effectively managed.
6. Participate in the implementation of audit, quality, and risk management initiatives in the clinic, sharing good practices with the team and colleagues.
7. Support the Lead Nurse in managing nursing staff’s contracted hours, sickness, absence, and training.
8. Demonstrate professional expertise and knowledge acquired through post-registration academic study and clinical leadership and management development.

Working for our organisation

All staff and volunteers working within the trust have a duty to be aware of their own and the organisation’s roles and responsibilities for safeguarding and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults. You must be competent to recognize abuse, respond appropriately, and contribute to safeguarding processes, accessing training and supervision as appropriate to your role.

The prevention and control of infection are integral to the role. All staff members, in conjunction with relevant professionals, will contribute to infection prevention and control through standard practices and compliance with the Trust’s policies to ensure the highest quality of care.

You must be aware of and adhere to Health and Safety legislation, policies, and procedures, to ensure your safety and that of colleagues, patients, visitors, and others affected by your actions at work. You are reminded of your duty under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 to take reasonable care to avoid injury, report incidents, use safety equipment, and cooperate with management to meet statutory requirements.

Person specification

Experience

• Senior Nurse/post-registration and multi-surgical specialty experience.
• Experience of managing self and others in charge roles.
• Leadership experience in teaching and mentorship.
• At least 1 year of experience within pre-operative assessment as a band 5.

Qualifications/Training

• Evidence of continuous professional development, documented within a CPD portfolio.
• Mandatory training updates.
• Teaching and mentorship qualification.