Senior Staff Nurse Pre-Operative Assessment

UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust); London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in the UK as a Senior Staff Nurse in Pre-Operative Assessment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a dynamic environment. You will work alongside a dedicated team, ensuring that patients receive the best possible support before their surgical procedures. Your responsibilities will include assessing patient needs, developing care plans, and collaborating with a variety of healthcare professionals. If you are passionate about nursing and eager to make a difference in patients' lives, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to grow professionally while contributing to a culture of safety, kindness, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience at Band 5 and pre-assessment.
• Demonstrates leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess and communicate patient needs for pre-operative care.
• Develop and evaluate care plans including discharge planning.

Skills

Patient Communication Skills

Teamwork

Clinical Governance Awareness

Problem Solving

Electronic Patient Records (EPR)

Education

Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register

BSc or working towards

Teaching Course

Job description

Current vacancies

Senior Staff Nurse Pre-Operative Assessment

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area: Operating Department

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 309-UCLH-5648

Site: UCLH

Town: London

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation. As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for supporting your manager and colleagues in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. You will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being.

We require a motivated individual who can work autonomously and within a team with a flexible approach to work planning and management. You must have excellent communication and team working skills, be able to engage with a variety of stakeholders, and demonstrate positive professional role modelling. You need to have a passion for supporting and developing yourself and others.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join the Theatres and Anaesthesia division as part of our team of pre-assessment nurses. This role will require focused assessment and patient communication skills, as well as the ability to work with a broad range of healthcare professionals to ensure patients are optimised prior to their surgical procedure.

Responsibilities include:

1. Protecting and supporting the health of individual patients and clients
2. Assessment of care and health education needs
3. Development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient

There is also an expectation for the successful candidate to demonstrate leadership and management skills in taking charge of the ward/department in the absence of the person holding continuous responsibility and in acting as a facilitator/mentor preceptor to all learners.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• Teaching course
• In possession of BSc or working towards

Experience

• Relevant experience at Band 5
• Previous experience in pre-assessment

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates awareness of research and evidence-based practice
• Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance
• Prioritises own workload
• Acts on own initiative and problem-solves utilising resources available

Communication

• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
• Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
• Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
• Ability to work with electronic patient records (EPR)

Personal and People Development

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
• Demonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator
• Reflective in Practice
• Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.