Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 275-2407SN-POCU
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway Maritime Hospital
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse Pre-operative Assessment Clinic
Band 5
Job overview
Staff Nurse - Pre Assessment Unit
Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics
Care Group: Peri-operative & Critical Care
Band: 5
Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum/pro rata
Interview date: 12th August 2024
We are recruiting for a Staff Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be expected to ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
You will play a crucial role in our multi-disciplinary team that works to support the Medway patients in their preoperative pathway. You will communicate with patients to offer support, advice in preparation for their upcoming surgery.
You will be supported to undertake Safersleep assessments and the National Standards of preassessment to ensure our patients are prepared psychologically and physically for theatre.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers in the Pre-Assessment Clinic.
The post holder will undertake pre operative assessments for all elective patients with the use of a questionnaire.
The post holder will work autonomously within their scope of practice, following the NICE, national and local trust guidelines.
The post holder will manage a caseload and prioritise to facilitate an efficient service.
The post holder will work flexibly with the team in the pre assessment and perioperative admissions department.
The post holder will supervise junior staff.
The post holder will be a key member in relation to the development of practice on the ward. They will be working independently / autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of the National Service Framework and NICE guidelines and application of such within the Pre assessment setting
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
Experience
Essential criteria
- Pre assessing of simple and complex patients for all elective surgery
- Surgical / medical ward experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Able to manage difficult situations
Values Based Question
Essential criteria
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Belinda Stringer
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 833707
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