University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Pre Operative Assessment Nurse
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Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Preassessment Team
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious registered nurse to join our preassessment team. You will help our Pre Operative service assess and overcome the challenges of preparing patients for a General Anesthetic and complex Local Anesthetic in readiness for elective surgery.
The Role
The key role of the successful candidate will be to deliver elements of the 5 core requirements, set by NHSE, carried out by our service. You will be undertaking the preassessment of elective surgical patients, using various systems to obtain accurate medial/ surgical history taking and clinical skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage your own case load and time to complete clinic appointments assigned to you.
- Use your experience and clinical skills to provide information, guidance, and support to patients waiting for elective surgery.
- Must have a passion for delivering an excellent patient-focused service, some experience in a Pre assessment, either ward based or outpatients.
- Flexibility to travel to different sites.
- Flexibility to work days Monday to Saturday.
- Working hours 7.30 - 5.30pm.
- The ability to undertake further development and training as required.
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Key Tasks
- Early screening of the patients electronically submitted information, and compare with medical records, to identify the correct appointment type the patient would safely need. Where Health optimisation is required, make the required referral, in real time.
- Complete the preassessment of elective surgical patients, either face to face or by telephone, as allocated.
- Ensuring patients are safely prepared for surgery.
- Have/ build a diverse broad knowledge base of several specialties needing elective surgery, including Gynaecology, General surgery, Gastroenterology, Urology, Plastics, Ears/ Nose/ Throat, Breast.
- Checking patient investigation results, identifying and acting on concerns and/or abnormalities.
Requirements
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal, multi-computer system use, and written communication skills.
- Experience/ develop autonomous working.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others.
- Teaching and mentorship experience.
Our Strategy
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
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Four Primary Goals
- High-quality care for all.
- Being a great place to work.
- Partnerships for impact.
- Research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values, and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- We are compassionate.
- We are proud.
- We are inclusive.
- We are one team.
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Nadine Salmon
- Job title: Matron
- Email address: nadine.salmon@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07811024907
Oliver Merriman
Pre Assessment Lead
0116 258 4100
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