Spire Healthcare
Registered Nurse - Pre-assessment
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Staff Nurse | Pre-Operative Assessment | Band 5 equivalent salary – dependent on experience | Full time- 37.5 hours | Farnham | £3,000 Joining Bonus (T&Cs)
Spire Clare Park is recruiting for an enthusiastic and committed Staff Nurse to join us on a full-time basis. You will be based in our Pre-Assessment unit, working alongside an experienced and dynamic team covering a wide variety of specialisms. This unmissable opportunity will enable you to further develop your clinical skills in a modern and supportive environment.
For over 35 years, Spire Clare Park Hospital has been providing surgery, medical care, outpatients and diagnostic imaging services for adults, children, and young people within Surrey and Hampshire. Recently rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we offer a wide range of surgical specialties that include cosmetic surgery, bones & joints, eye surgery, general surgery, and women’s health. Our on-site facilities include three operating theatres (two with laminar flow), two wards with 34 registered beds (used flexibly for inpatients and day care), and a three-bedded enhanced recovery unit.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- You will support in assessing patients' health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload
- Undertake electronic pre-operative assessment of patients
- Identify and escalate patients of concern against the hospital's admission criteria to senior nursing staff
- Ability to undertake a full patient health assessment and triage their pre-operative assessment requirements
- Assist in the delivery of care to meet the individuals’ health and well-being needs
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive, or contentious information
- Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others
- Promote best practice in health and safety and security
- Assist in maintaining and developing services
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Who We're Looking For:
- You will be a Registered Nurse with no restrictions on practice
- Have previous experience working in Pre-Assessment is a must
- Be used to working in teams with minimum supervision
- Experience of working in an acute environment
- Competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration
- Advanced IT skills for electronic pre-operative assessment system
- Phlebotomy, venepuncture, and ECG skills desirable (or willing to be trained)
- Outstanding communication skills
- Pre-Operative Assessment Association course desirable
Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Health Assessment
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Sharesave
- Free DBS
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Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth, and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
We commit to our employees' well-being through work-life balance, on-going development, support, and reward.
“Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales, and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case, and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs, and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal, and dermatological services.”
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
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