Staff Nurse – Preoperative Assessment

KIMS Hospital Ltd; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Free Staff Car Parking

Pension Scheme

Private Health Insurance

33 Days annual leave plus birthday

Life Assurance

Annual Flu Vaccination

Free Eye Test

Job summary

KIMS Hospital in Maidstone is seeking a Staff Nurse to join our Preoperative Assessment team. You will conduct holistic assessments for patients undergoing surgery, ensuring safety and high-quality care throughout the preoperative pathway.

The role targets an experienced registered nurse passionate about preoperative assessment, with responsibilities spanning ECG, phlebotomy, and collaboration with the clinical team to optimise patient care.

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse with current NMC PIN.
• Experience in pre-operative assessment clinics.

Responsibilities

• Always demonstrate good clinical practice and be accountable for own actions, acting within the NMC code of practice.
• Perform ECGs and phlebotomy along with monitoring blood pressures, weight and height to assess patients and ensure fitness for procedure prior to admission.
• Ensure robust and well-documented anaesthetic pre-assessment processes in Lifebox with possible involvement of consultant anaesthetist or RMO.
• Assist patients with completing medical history on Lifebox where necessary.
• Champion infection prevention and control in daily work.

Skills

Registered Nurse

NMC PIN

Preoperative assessment experience

Job description

Location: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone

Contract: 19 Hours per week, 08.00 – 18.00 between Monday and Friday (Saturday working as per service requirements)

Salary: £17,100 – £19,125 (Equivalent to a full-time salary of £30,400 – £34,000)

Are you a Registered Nurse with a passion for preoperative assessment? Do you want to have the time to care for your patients?

KIMS Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated registered nurse to join our Preoperative Assessment team as a Staff Nurse. You will be a key member of our multi-disciplinary Preoperative Assessment team and will be responsible for the holistic assessment of all patients undergoing surgery at KIMS Hospital to ensure excellent patient care.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced registered nurse who is passionate about the preoperative assessment service and understands its value in elective surgery pathways.

Role Responsibilities

• Always demonstrate good clinical practice and be accountable for own actions, acting within the NMC code of practice.
• Perform ECG's and phlebotomy along with monitoring blood pressures, weight and height to assess patients, to determine they are fit for their procedure prior to admission.
• Ensure the anaesthetic pre-assessment processes which may require the involvement of a consultant anaesthetist or RMO are robust and well documented on the digital preoperative assessment system (Lifebox).
• Assist patients with the completion of their medical history on Lifebox where necessary.
• Champion infection prevention and control in your daily work.

Person Specification

Essential

• Be a qualified Nurse with current NMC PIN.
• Previous experience in being involved in or running pre-operative assessment clinics.

Desirable

• Post Graduate course in the relevant speciality.
• Experience of using electronic pre-assessment systems.

Why join KIMS Hospital:

At KIMS Hospital we support our staff in building a career, encouraging them to feel their worth and enjoy their time at work. Our One Team culture creates a working environment that offers you the time to care, whilst developing new skills and strengthening existing ones.

Our benefits package includes the following:

• Competitive Salary
• Free Staff Car Parking
• Pension Scheme
• Private Health Insurance
• 33 Days annual leave plus extra time off for your birthday
• Life Assurance
• Annual Flu Vaccination
• Free Eye Test

At KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, Diane would be happy to help.

Any offers of employment made by KIMS Hospital for this/these position(s) will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service. Information about the DBS checks can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check