Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Pre-Assessment Nurse Specialist
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We are looking to recruit a motivated and registered nurse who wishes to progress their career through training within the Pre-Assessment service. The post is based at Wansbeck General Hospital and North Tyneside Hospital.
This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.
For Further Information On Annex 20, Please See
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles
The successful candidate will start on a Band 5 and later move up to a Band 6 once all training and competencies have been successfully completed.
The successful candidate will need to be dynamic, flexible and proactive in their approach and have excellent communication skills, and be able to work on their own initiative, and as part of a team.
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Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The Role
The key role of the successful candidate will be to undertake the Pre-assessment of elective patients awaiting surgery under general anaesthetic using specialised history taking and clinical skills following agreed protocols and procedures.
The post holder will also have excellent communication, organisational, decision making and PC skills with a good understanding of current Pre-Assessment issues. They will be able to manage their own case load and deputise in the absence of the clinical lead nurse.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
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Contact Details
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Helen Fletcher
Job title: Pre-Assessment Clinical Lead Nurse Manager
Email address: Helen.Fletcher@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01670 529334
Additional Contact Details
Name: Alex Lowery
Job title: Pre-Assessment Department manager.
Email address: Alexandra.Lowery@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01670 529334
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