Bank Pre-Assessment Nurse | Spire Gatwick Park | Horley, West Sussex | Bank 0 hours contract
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital is recruiting for an enthusiastic and committed Staff nurse to join the bank for flexible shifts on a 0 hour contract. You will be based in our Pre-Assessment unit, working alongside an experienced and dynamic team covering a wide variety of specialisms.
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital offers world-class care and is part of one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we’re specialists in a wide range of treatments that can be personalised to your needs.
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 practise
11. Previous experience in a Pre-Assessment is essential
12. Be used to working in teams with minimum supervision
13. Experience of working in an acute environment
14. Competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration
15. A surgical background is desirable
16. Advanced IT skills for electronic pre-operative assessment system
17. Phlebotomy, venepuncture and ECG skills desirable (or willing to be trained).
18. Outstanding communication skills
Contract: Bank, 0 hours contract - flexible shifts
Hours: Varied shifts from 8am-7pmwith some Saturdays and late evenings as required.
Benefits
19. Bank colleagues are paid weekly
20. We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
21. Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
22. Access to Spire Healthcare pension
23. Access to Blue Light Card discounts
24. Free uniform
25. Free DBS
26. Full induction, including mandatory training updates
27. Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
28. Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team