Staff Nurse | Pre-Operative Assessment | Band 5 equivalent salary – dependent on experience | Full time- 37.5 hours | Hove | Learning and advancement opportunities
The Montefiore Hospital 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.
The Montefiore Hospital is a premium provider of private healthcare in Hove- East Sussex. We practice some of the most advanced treatments with the latest generation imaging and diagnostic technology. This means we can offer everything from screening, rehabilitation and cutting-edge surgical procedures across a variety of specialist treatments which are all delivered through our expert and caring clinical teams.
Duties and responsibilities:
1. You will support in assessing patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload
2. Undertake electronic pre-operative assessment of patients
3. Identify and escalate patients of concern against the hospital's admission criteria to senior nursing staff
4. Ability to undertake a full patient health assessment and triage their pre-operative assessment requirements
5. Assist in the delivery of care to meet the individuals’ health and wellbeing needs.
6. Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information
7. Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others
8. Promote best practice in health and safety and security
9. Assist in maintaining and developing services
Who we're looking for:
10. You will be a Registered Nurse with no restrictions on practice
11. Be used to working in teams with minimum supervision
12. Experience of working in an acute environment
13. Competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration
14. A surgical background is desirable, but we are happy to consider Nurses with an interest in developing their experience in this field
15. Advanced IT skills for electronic pre-operative assessment system
16. Phlebotomy, venepuncture and ECG skills desirable (or willing to be trained).
17. Outstanding communication skills
18. Pre-Operative Assessment Association course desirable (or willing to undertake this course within 12 months of employment)
Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
19. 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
20. Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
21. ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
22. Private medical insurance
23. Life assurance
24. Health Assessment
25. Employee Assistance Programme
26. Sharesave
27. Free DBS
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
28. Driving clinical excellence
29. Doing the right thing
30. Caring is our passion
31. Keeping it simple
32. Delivering on our promises
33. Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.