Registered Nurse - Pre-assessment

Spire Healthcare Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent hospital group in the UK is seeking a Pre-Assessment Nurse at Spire St Anthony's Hospital. The successful candidate will join a skilled team, assessing patients' health and managing pre-operative requirements in a supportive environment. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits provided.

Benefits

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Employer and employee contributory pension

'Spire for you' discount platform

Free Bupa wellness screening

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Previous pre-assessment experience is desirable but training provided.
• Surgical experience in a hospital environment or post-registration experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support in assessing patient's health and well-being.
• Undertake electronic pre-operative assessment of patients.
• Identify concerns against admission criteria.

Skills

Communication skills

Team working skills

Organizational skills

Education

NMC registration

Surgical experience

Post registration experience

Job description

Pre-Assessment Nurse | St Anthony's Hospital | Private Hospital | Sutton | Full Time | Salary dependent on experience

Spire St Anthony's Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Pre-Assessment Nurse to join our dynamic and experienced team.
Founded in 1904, Spire St Anthony's Hospital delivers care through skilled and dedicated staff working together. With a completed £27m development investment, we provide very high quality healthcare to patients around Sutton, Epsom, Surrey and South London.
We have six operating theatres coving a wide range of specialities and procedure including Ortho, Gynae and Cardio. There is an ITU department providing care and accommodating more complex patients. We have a number of developmental training courses and progression opportunities available for our ambitious employees.
Duties and responsibilities
- You will support in assessing patient's health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload
- Undertake electronic pre-operative assessment of patients
- Identify and escalate patients of concern against the hospital's admission criteria to senior nursing staff
- Ability to undertake a full patient health assessment and triage their pre-operative assessment requirements
- Assist in the delivery of care to meet the individuals' health and well being needs.
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information
- Promote best practice in health and safety
Who we're looking for
- You will be a registered nurse with valid NMC registration with no restrictions on practice
- You will have excellent communication skills, along with being organised and able to manage own workload once appropriate training is completed
- Previous Pre-Assessment experience is desirable, but not essential for the right candidate as training will be provided
- You must have Surgical experience in a hospital environment or evidence of post registration experience in an equivalent field
- Excellent team working skills
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatients, day cases and outpatient care.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Rebecca O'Neill on rebecca.o'
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications