Pre-Operative Nurse

Provide Community; Braintree; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide Community seeks a dedicated post holder to manage safe day-case podiatric procedures, performing pre-admission nursing and medical assessments and coordinating investigations before admission.

The role includes pre-admission health assessment, information and support for patients and families, and liaison with a contracted peri-op physician for complex cases. A strong emphasis on evidence-based care and patient education is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that delivery of service/care is of a high standard and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Prioritise, organise and plan own workload to ensure safe and timely patient assessment.
• Delivery of up to date evidenced based care and advice is given to patients and carers.
• To develop a thorough understanding of the spectrum of foot surgery, risks, recovery and advice required to optimise patient understanding and compliance.
• Conduct pre-admission health assessment.
• Organise investigations in clinics following training and assessment, collate and interpret results, discuss findings with relevant staff.
• Ensure that all supportive pre-medication, hydration and medications have been prescribed.
• Manage omission and restart of medications prior to procedures in accordance with guidelines following an evaluation of the risks vs. the benefits.
• Liaise with the podiatric surgery team and GP’s to ensure any patients unfit for admission are treated and followed up appropriately.
• Provide health education, advising healthy life style e.g. smoking cessation and weight loss advice.
• Identify patients that maybe unfit for day case admission or will require assistance at home are identified at pre-assessment clinic.

Job description

The post holder will work within podiatric surgery service provision to manage the safe day case treatment within Provide. They will be responsible for pre-operative nursing and medical assessment of patients being prepared for a variety of day case podiatric procedures in elective to urgent categories. They will provide a comprehensive nursing and medical assessment, ensuring that all necessary investigations and results are collated prior to the patient’s admission.

The post holder will manage and coordinate pre-admission health assessment, advice, information and support to patients, families and carers on all aspects of day case treatments. They will also be supported by a contracted peri-op physician as required for input on complex cases.

• Ensure that delivery of service/care is of a high standard and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Prioritise, organise and plan own workload to ensure safe and timely patient assessment.
• Delivery of up to date evidenced based care and advice is given to patients and carers.
• To develop a thorough understanding of the spectrum of foot surgery, risks, recovery and advice required to optimise patient understanding and compliance.
• Conduct pre-admission health assessment.
• Organise investigations in clinics following training and assessment, collate and interpret results, discuss findings with relevant staff.
• Ensure that all supportive pre-medication, hydration and medications have been prescribed.
• Manage omission and restart of medications prior to procedures in accordance with guidelines following an evaluation of the risks vs. the benefits.
• Liaise with the podiatric surgery team and GP’s to ensure any patients unfit for admission are treated and followed up appropriately.
• Provide health education, advising healthy life style e.g. smoking cessation and weight loss advice.
• Identify patients that maybe unfit for day case admission or will require assistance at home are identified at pre-assessment clinic.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shereen Shams Job title: Operational Lead Podiatry and Podiatric Surgery Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07828446307