Pre Operative Assessment Practitioner

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pre-Operative Assessment Practitioner to join the Pre-Op Team. The post is full time and requires autonomous assessment and referral within the pre-operative clinic, delivering specialist advice and care.

You will assess patients, plan care, perform ECGs, support clinical pathways, and contribute to service development and staff education, aligning with pathways and Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Clinical examination skills and ability to perform essential nursing procedures.
• Willingness to undertake a 3-4 month Clinical Examination course if developing in to the role.
• Experience in pre-operative assessment or related areas is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and plan and implement care within the pre-operative clinic.
• Carry out specialist nursing procedures including ECGs and record/interpet results.
• Provide specialist advice and support to MDT, patients and relatives.
• Develop clinical protocols and SOPs; contribute to service improvement.
• Assist in staff development and contribute to performance reviews.

Skills

Clinical assessment

ECG interpretation

Staff education

Autonomous practice

Education

Clinical Examination course

Job description

There Is An Exciting Opportunity To Join The Pre-Op Team Within Liverpool Women's Department. We Are Currently Recruiting For a Pre-Op Assessment Practitioner

• 1 Full Time Post

The role of pre operative assessment practitioner is to be accountable for their own practice including the assessment and referral of patients, working autonomously within the pre-operative assessment clinic. Implementing care, providing specialist advice and clinical practice and drawing up clinical management plans whilst mindful of pathways, guidelines and targets.

Supporting and contributing to development of clinical pathways, service improvement and re design initiatives within the area.

An essential criteria of this role is a Clinical Examination and Diagnostic course; however, we are also keen to receive applications from practitioners who are looking to develop in to this role and who are willing to undertake a 3-4 month Clinical Examination course (Annex 21 provisions would apply to those in a developing role).

Assess patients, plan and implement care providing specialist advice and maintaining appropriate records. Carry out specialist nursing procedures, i.e. clinical examination, recording and interpreting ECG's. Act as a resource person to others, providing advice and support to the MDT, patients and relatives.

Function at experienced practitioner level, able to make effective decisions. Facilitate the education of registered and non registered staff.

Assist in the management of the department to ensure excellence in patient care and to have responsibility for staff and service development.

Develop the clinical protocols and SOPs.

Contribute to an effective, motivated and competent workforce and ensure that high quality standards are maintained and developed. Contribute to the development of performance review in accordance with Trust policy. Be receptive to change with the Department and encourage new ideas and developments.

Demonstrate people management skills, delegation, negotiation and assertiveness as appropriate.

Liverpool Women's NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women's Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.

UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role. https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gill Scanlon Job title: Pre Operative Assessment Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 708 9988