Senior Pre-Operative Assessment Nurse

Gateshead Health; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateshead Health is seeking a motivated staff nurse to join the pre-operative assessment team. The successful candidate will perform comprehensive patient assessments, venepuncture, ECG interpretation and tailor care plans for elective surgery patients.

The post requires autonomous working within a busy, changing department and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. You will contribute to improving IT-enabled assessment processes and patient education, supporting a high standard of

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with 1st level registration.
• Nursing degree or actively working towards one.

Responsibilities

• Pre-operatively assess elective patients and plan care to optimise health before surgery.
• Take clinical history, examinations, phlebotomy and interpret bloods/ECG results.
• Identify complex anaesthetic needs and discuss with the consultant anaesthetist.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to plan individual patient care.
• Provide information and education to patients about proposed surgery and investigations.
• Maintain, update and follow action plans for elective surgical patients; supervise clinic workflow.

Skills

Venepuncture

ECG interpretation

Clinical assessment

Autonomous working

Education

Nursing degree

Working towards nursing degree

Tools

Careflow

Bluespier

Job description

Gateshead Health is seeking a motivated staff nurse to join the pre-operative assessment team. The successful candidate will perform comprehensive patient assessments, venepuncture, ECG interpretation and tailor care plans for elective surgery patients.

The post requires autonomous working within a busy, changing department and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. You will contribute to improving IT-enabled assessment processes and patient education, supporting a high standard of