Registered Nurse - Pre-Assessment Unit

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the dynamic Pre-Operative Assessment Unit at Colchester Hospital. The successful candidate will deliver pre-operative assessments and collaborate with surgical teams, enhancing patient care and supporting surgical procedures across various specialties.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Previous experience in pre-operative assessment or surgical areas is essential.
• Willingness to undertake preoperative assessment training.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for surgery, minimizing operative risk through thorough assessment.
• Work closely with anaesthetic colleagues and surgeons.
• Conduct physical examinations of defined patients.

Skills

Communication

Motivation

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

NMC Registered Nurse Adult Branch

Relevant teaching/assessing and mentoring qualification

Physical examination module

Job description

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Registered Nurse - Pre-Assessment Unit

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our dynamic team in the Pre-Operative Assessment Unit at Colchester Hospital. We are looking for a nurse with previous surgical experience.

Our nurse led team deliver pre-operative assessment to patients who will be undergoing a range of procedures within the specialties of Urology, General Surgery, Upper GI, ENT, Vascular, Oral, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic and Breast surgery.

Working closely with anaesthetic colleagues and surgeons, we are a forward thinking, innovative team who relish a challenge and who are responsive to the needs of the service and the requirements of our patients.

Training and support in order to reach the competence required to deliver your assessments autonomously will be given and there will be opportunities to develop your clinical skills to enhance your patient care.

Currently the unit is open 07.00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

Key components of the role of the pre-operative assessment nurse are preparing the patient, and those close to them, for their forthcoming surgery, physically, psychologically and through education. Thorough assessment and appropriate actions are key to highlighting and minimising operative risk, and delivering safe outcomes, through careful pathway planning.

In this role you will be expected to physically examine the cardiovascular and respiratory systems in defined patients, so experience in this area would be a real asset.

You will be a motivated individual who ideally should have current or recent experience in acute surgical pathways, although assessing acutely ill medical patients could also be just as useful.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse Adult Branch / HCPC Operating Department Practitioner
• Completed/willing to undertake preoperative assessment training
• Relevant teaching/assessing and mentoring qualification
• Physical examination module

Experience

• Current or recent experience of working in a range of acute medical or surgical areas.
• Able to demonstrate experience of identifying and delivering good quality care
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of preoperative assessment processes
• Previous experience in pre-operative assessment/ theatre/recovery area

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge of current issues in health care and nursing
• Knowledge of (or willingness to actively learn about) a wide range of surgical procedures
• Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles into practice
• Ability to effectively disseminate knowledge to others
• Knowledge of appropriate IT systems used in the surgical pathway

Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Take responsibility for own development and education
• Awareness of self-limitations, seeking guidance when appropriate
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Relishes working in an organised and systematic way
• Basic counselling skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust